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I have the very strong suspicion that the driver has turned autonomous drive mode off, perhaps to be able to watch tv or something. She seems extremely distract

I have the very strong suspicion that the driver has turned autonomous drive mode off, perhaps to be able to watch tv or something. She seems extremely distracted by the dashboard and there is no way that sensors could not alert her of that presence. Also, apparently the car was driving at 38mph in an area where the speed limit was 35mph. Would the autonomous mode allow that?

kakarot 9y ago
> Also, apparently the car was driving at 38mph in an area where the speed limit was 35mph. Would the autonomous mode allow that? This seems key. Whether in autonomous mode or not, whether someone got hit or not, this clearly should not have been happening, and as such indicates some malfunction or lapse in protocol.
Tepix 9y ago
If autonomous drive had been off then Uber would be the first to say so and not be blamed for this death.
Piskvorrr 9y ago
Google Street View seems to show 45 mph - if the imagery is current, that is. https://www.google.cz/maps/@33.4350531,-111.941492,3a,75y,334.17h,76.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sx-K4_17J8MVthFRapvIa2A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=cs https://www.google.cz/maps/@33.4350531,-111.941492,3a,75y,33... OTOH, if the issue was "human thought computer was driving, computer was actually off", this might be a completely new class of errors in driving (although it does happen in aviation, where both pilots think the other one is PF: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5091/how-are-conflicts-between-pilot-flying-and-pilot-not-flying-over-aircraft-contro#comment9428_5093 https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5091/how-are-co... )
- rkangel 9y ago
  Some solutions solve this better than others: http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-autonomous-system-tesla-autopilot-vs-gm-supercruise-head-to-head http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-...

kakarot 9y ago

> Also, apparently the car was driving at 38mph in an area where the speed limit was 35mph. Would the autonomous mode allow that? This seems key. Whether in autonomous mode or not, whether someone got hit or not, this clearly should not have been happening, and as such indicates some malfunction or lapse in protocol.

Tepix 9y ago

If autonomous drive had been off then Uber would be the first to say so and not be blamed for this death.

Piskvorrr 9y ago

Google Street View seems to show 45 mph - if the imagery is current, that is. https://www.google.cz/maps/@33.4350531,-111.941492,3a,75y,334.17h,76.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sx-K4_17J8MVthFRapvIa2A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=cs https://www.google.cz/maps/@33.4350531,-111.941492,3a,75y,33... OTOH, if the issue was "human thought computer was driving, computer was actually off", this might be a completely new class of errors in driving (although it does happen in aviation, where both pilots think the other one is PF: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5091/how-are-conflicts-between-pilot-flying-and-pilot-not-flying-over-aircraft-contro#comment9428_5093 https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5091/how-are-co... )

rkangel 9y ago
Some solutions solve this better than others: http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-autonomous-system-tesla-autopilot-vs-gm-supercruise-head-to-head http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-...