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Isn't that how Waymo killed a pedestrian/cyclist? It couldn't decide if she was a cyclist or pedestrian, as she was walking and pushing her bicycle, so it never
by jvm___ 3y ago
Isn't that how Waymo killed a pedestrian/cyclist? It couldn't decide if she was a cyclist or pedestrian, as she was walking and pushing her bicycle, so it never braked.
She was homeless so the shape of her bike wasn't a proper bike so it got confused.
- magicalist 3y agoUber, and it probably could have braked but the emergency braking was purposefully disabled. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elaine_Herzberg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elaine_Herzberg
- dbcurtis 3y agoYes, Uber, operating in Level 3, and safety driver was watching a movie on phone at the time. Very different circumstances. I don’t think this was a classifier defect. Not that I was ever a fan of Uber’s development program, but in this case I can’t fault the platform.