[ALEXIS_DH]

Uber (in autonomous mode, with a human safety driver), killed a pedestrian last night


https://mobile.nytimes.com/redirect?to-mobile=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com

 

[jonKranked]

All your base are belong to us.

 

[KenW449]

Lets hope they decide NOT to put A.I.s into cars

 

[stoney]

This could be the fastest or slowest accident in history. Fastest in that they have an absolute visual of the situation that led to the accident - did she run out between cars? Was she on the phone? Looking the wrong way? Longest - Why didn't the driver catch it? Was she clearly visible and the car just clobbered her without reason? Was she life insurancing?

 

[Pesqueeb]

This could be the fastest or slowest accident in history. Fastest in that they have an absolute visual of the situation that led to the accident - did she run out between cars? Was she on the phone? Looking the wrong way? Longest - Why didn't the driver catch it? Was she clearly visible and the car just clobbered her without reason? Was she life insurancing?

when it struck the woman, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, the Tempe police said in a statement. The episode happened on Sunday around 10 p.m.

I'll take "drunk co-ed runs into traffic" for $1000 Alex.

Lets hope they decide NOT to put A.I.s into cars

Yeah, because natural intelligence has such a great track record behind the wheel.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Heh. 16 pedestrians die EVERY day at the hand of human drivers.

Still safer to let the robots do it.

Just more evidence that people are TERRIBLE at assessing risk...

 

[KenW449]

Yeah, because natural intelligence has such a great track record behind the wheel.

If we let the car think for itself, it will quickly learn this and kill us off like the parasites we are. Imagine your car deciding for itself that you are a terrible person and are better off dead and drives itself off a cliff with you in it.... on second thought, lets put A.I.s into cars.

 

[SkaredShtles]

If we let the car think for itself, it will quickly learn this and kill us off like the parasites we are. Imagine your car deciding for itself that you are a terrible person and are better off dead and drives itself off a cliff with you in it.... on second thought, lets put A.I.s into cars.

See - you're starting to come around... most people aren't as open-minded as yourself.

 

[jonKranked]

Heh. 16 pedestrians die EVERY day at the hand of human drivers.

Still safer to let the robots do it.

Just more evidence that people are TERRIBLE at assessing risk...

All of this.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I'll take "drunk co-ed runs into traffic" for $1000 Alex.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/elaine-herzberg-killed-uber-self-driving/

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Robot carz hates the bikez...

 

[Westy]

Robot carz hates the bikez...

Just like a human driver.

 

[Jm_]

Heh. 16 pedestrians die EVERY day at the hand of human drivers.

Hell, that's a normal day in downtown Anchorage. Drunk people try to pass through the snow-filled sides and medians all the times outside of cross-walks and get creamed by cars all the time. Sometimes they just pass out halfway across the intersection or try and beat a car across (car usually wins).

 

[Jm_]

Judgement Day is inevitable.

 

[junkyard]

if I was gunna make a horror flick tomorrow (which I won’t) it would be, “Killer robort ebikes from earth”. All the sexy girls would get run down and thrown off by evil self piloting bikes. Only the lone pedaling hero would save the day by pedaling up to the radio tower to unplug some shit. He gets laid by the way and lots of bikes get hurt during filming. But tomorrow isn’t that day.

 

[Westy]

When the war starts, I am siding with the robots.

 

[Jm_]

When the war starts, I am siding with the robots.

They will determine the optimum axle length

 

[johnbryanpeters]

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/police-chief-uber-self-driving-car-likely-not-at-fault-in-fatal-crash/

 

[WestCoastHucker]

When the war starts, I am siding with the robots.

the lizards can hear you...

 

[Westy]

the lizards can hear you...

The bears will also be on our side

 

[SkaredShtles]

The bears will also be on our side

And sharks?

 

[Pesqueeb]

 

[SkaredShtles]

Would be better if Putin was replaced by manbearpig.

 

[mandown]

Man bites dog story.
Humans still have the winning.

 

[KenW449]

if I was gunna make a horror flick tomorrow (which I won’t) it would be, “Killer robort ebikes from earth”. All the sexy girls would get run down and thrown off by evil self piloting bikes. Only the lone pedaling hero would save the day by pedaling up to the radio tower to unplug some shit. He gets laid by the way and lots of bikes get hurt during filming. But tomorrow isn’t that day.

So we can expect it next week?

 

[stevew]

Yeah, because natural intelligence has such a great track record behind the wheel.

not great at electing officials either...

 

[junkyard]

So we can expect it next week?

yes

 

[4xBoy]

They must have a camera in the car, I want video before I care either way.

I doubt Terminator X-90 was really out to kill.

Not that I don't feel sorry for the loss of life.

 

[rockofullr]

When the war starts, I am siding with the robots.

Police chief: Uber self-driving car “likely” not at fault in fatal crash

The police chief will also "likely" side with the robots. He might still be hedging his bets though.

 

[SkaredShtles]

I'm staunchly in the robot-camp.

 

[WestCoastHucker]

 

[slyfink]

Heh. 16 pedestrians die EVERY day at the hand of human drivers.

Still safer to let the robots do it.

Just more evidence that people are TERRIBLE at assessing risk...

While I agree with you on the essence of what you're saying, I think this is a bad example to use. How many human drivers are there? How many robot drivers are there? so... yeah

 

[Jm_]

The police chief will also "likely" side with the robots. He might still be hedging his bets though.

At least the car doesn’t have a robot that gets out and shoots the people it hits....yet

 

[Pesqueeb]

At least the car doesn’t have a robot that gets out and shoots the people it hits....yet

The only thing stopping a bad robot with a gun is a good robot with a gun.

 

[StiHacka]

The only thing stopping a bad robot with a gun is a another robot with a frikking laser beam.

 

[SkaredShtles]

While I agree with you on the essence of what you're saying, I think this is a bad example to use. How many human drivers are there? How many robot drivers are there? so... yeah

Probably more apples to apples if we looked at pedestrian fatalities per <n> miles driven. But your point is valid...

 

[6thElement]

Probably more apples to apples if we looked at pedestrian fatalities per <n> miles driven. But your point is valid...

And where the driver is at fault.

 

[ICEBALL585]

 

[DaveW]

When the war starts, I am siding with the robots.

I've already sided with them and plan (when the war starts.... or maybe a bit before) to denounce you as a double agent.

 

[DaveW]

At least the car doesn’t have a robot that gets out and shoots the people it hits....yet

Given Ubers lack of ethics I'm not going to rule that one out as a future "feature".