[LINK] Thought Volvos were supposed to be safe?

[JanW]

It would have happened if the human was driving as well. Accidents and stupid human actions happen. Selling auto-drive cars as 100% safe is hype.
Jan

At 09:22 PM 21/03/2018, David Boxall you wrote:
>On 20/03/2018 9:43 PM, I wrote:
>>... It will be interesting to know the details of what went wrong.
>Some things happen too fast, even for the robot. Certainly too fast for the human driver.
>>Police in Tempe, Arizona, say early indications are that a woman struck and killed by a self-driving Uber care had abruptly stepped in front of it, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
>...
>>"The driver said it was like a flash, the person walked out in front of them,"
>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-self-driving-car-crash-arizona-police-say-pedestrian-stepped-in-front/
>
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