We don't yet know why the driver was looking down and to the right. What this raises for me is -- shouldn't self-driving car companies be using ex-test pilots

We don't yet know why the driver was looking down and to the right. What this raises for me is -- shouldn't self-driving car companies be using ex-test pilots during autonomous driving? Of course, I'm assuming that the driver wasn't one. That's the personnel issue. On a technical front, what was she looking at? Her own phone? The company-designed UI for the self-driving car? Does Uber use LIDAR, if so, did the victim show up on it -- could there be an obstacle alarm? What about IR cameras? This was obviously a very difficult visibility situation. If we really want self-driving cars to be better than humans, can we get away with just visible-light cameras, or do we need better sensors? We are all far to blase about the risks of driving, and driving distracted, from constant familiarity. It seems that pilots, and especially test pilots might have the experience and discipline to stay alert during long autonomous drives. One might argue (certainly moving forward) that using regular drivers vs. test-pilots is negligent.