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> In contrast to the Tesla accident, where the human driver could have saved himself from the car’s blindness, the Uber car probably could have braked in time t
by hartator 8y ago
> In contrast to the Tesla accident, where the human driver could have saved himself from the car’s blindness, the Uber car probably could have braked in time to prevent the accident entirely where a human driver couldn’t have.
That's a strong statement. Watching the actual video [1] of the Uber accident, it seems both an attentive driver (she seems to be not looking at the road before the crash) or a better decision algorithm, could have prevented the crash. Keep also in mind, videos are very bad at viewing low light shots, and the scene must have been significantly clearer to both the driver and the computer when you're actually there.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9iRUx5wmM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9iRUx5wmM
- tomp 8y agoWhy would it be clearer to a compuer? Unless thhe car has some extra sensors (radar, laser), surely it cannot see better than the camera?
- agency 8y agoUber's self driving cars have both LIDAR and Radar in addition to cameras. https://www.gearbrain.com/autonomous-uber-car-technology-2551793303.html https://www.gearbrain.com/autonomous-uber-car-technology-255...
- sp332 8y agoThe camera is just a dashcam and is not part of the self-driving system.
- jimbofisher1 8y agoRead the actual report. The Uber system registered that emergency braking was necessary to avoid a collision but the brakes were not under the control of that system. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/HWY18MH010-prelim.aspx https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/HW... Relevant section: "At 1.3 seconds before impact, the self-driving system determined that an emergency braking maneuver was needed to mitigate a collision (see figure 2).[2] According to Uber, emergency braking maneuvers are not enabled while the vehicle is under computer control, to reduce the potential for erratic vehicle behavior. The vehicle operator is relied on to intervene and take action. "