I don't want to argue over the semantics of this being a software or hardware error. Clearly the car didn't perform as intended. A vast majority of software iss

I don't want to argue over the semantics of this being a software or hardware error. Clearly the car didn't perform as intended. A vast majority of software issues occur even though they are functioning "as programmed", it doesn't mean that they aren't bugs. I'm not saying Uber aren't at fault -- an Uber employee failed to do their job by watching TV instead of concentrating on the road, and Uber failed to do sufficient training/screening or failed to put enough safeguards in place to stop this from happening. My point is that they KNEW that the automated system side of things wasn't perfect which is why they employed someone to look after the car in the first place. Yes, the car failed to stop react to the pedestrian -- but the safeguard (i.e. the human in the car) failed to do their job, which was to step in under such circumstances.