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Anyone read what happened to that self driver who killed that pedesterian ... Uber threw them under the bus. Even after Travis they continue to be an Uber disg

Anyone read what happened to that self driver who killed that pedesterian ... Uber threw them under the bus. Even after Travis they continue to be an Uber disgusting company. https://www.wired.com/story/uber-self-driving-car-fatal-crash/ https://www.wired.com/story/uber-self-driving-car-fatal-cras...

kibwen 4y ago
> Uber threw them under the bus. Modern times call for modern idioms: "threw them in front of the Uber".
- paul7986 4y ago
  Indeed and of course I am downvoted for pointing out their Uber trashy behavior! Which is relevant to the post/the article noting their disgusting behavior against the disabled.
bpodgursky 4y ago
The driver was watching videos on their phone instead of watching the road. They are not a good target for your sympathy, independent of whether you also hate Uber.
- sushid 4y ago
  Did you read the article? She was allegedly doing her job, looking at her work phone from time to time. Her personal phone playing a Hulu show was in the passenger seat (which she apparently was listening to). > When Vasquez was looking at that phone for several seconds at a time, the defense writes, she was monitoring the company Slack, “doing her job.” Her personal phone, on the other hand, was significantly farther away, on the passenger seat. This differs from what Vasquez told the NTSB, but her attorneys argue the video is clear, and exculpatory: After the crash, the dashcam shows her reaching over to the passenger side to grab her personal phone and call 911.
  - bpodgursky 4y ago
    I don't see why this is exculpatory at all — she was not supposed to be reading Slack messages, she was supposed to be watching the road, per the law. Uber did not give her permission to break the law when convenient.
    - sushid 4y ago
      Where did I claim that? I only corrected your statement about her watching a video while driving.
      - bpodgursky 4y ago
        It's in the quote you pasted.

kibwen 4y ago

> Uber threw them under the bus. Modern times call for modern idioms: "threw them in front of the Uber".

paul7986 4y ago
Indeed and of course I am downvoted for pointing out their Uber trashy behavior! Which is relevant to the post/the article noting their disgusting behavior against the disabled.

bpodgursky 4y ago

The driver was watching videos on their phone instead of watching the road. They are not a good target for your sympathy, independent of whether you also hate Uber.

sushid 4y ago
Did you read the article? She was allegedly doing her job, looking at her work phone from time to time. Her personal phone playing a Hulu show was in the passenger seat (which she apparently was listening to). > When Vasquez was looking at that phone for several seconds at a time, the defense writes, she was monitoring the company Slack, “doing her job.” Her personal phone, on the other hand, was significantly farther away, on the passenger seat. This differs from what Vasquez told the NTSB, but her attorneys argue the video is clear, and exculpatory: After the crash, the dashcam shows her reaching over to the passenger side to grab her personal phone and call 911.
- bpodgursky 4y ago
  I don't see why this is exculpatory at all — she was not supposed to be reading Slack messages, she was supposed to be watching the road, per the law. Uber did not give her permission to break the law when convenient.
  - sushid 4y ago
    Where did I claim that? I only corrected your statement about her watching a video while driving.
    - bpodgursky 4y ago
      It's in the quote you pasted.