On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:07:42 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:53:13 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
wrote:

Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving
pedestrian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/uber-self-driving-car-kills-woman-arizona-tempe

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AFAIK, the facts are still being gathered, but I'd be curious to know
how many pedestrians were killed by human drivers over the same period.
If it's more than 1, which I'm assuming is the case, then I'm not
alarmed by this incident other than having sympathy for the deceased and
her family. Initial reports said she was crossing the street, but not in
or near a crosswalk, so I wonder if it would have made a positive
difference if a human had been driving. I hope testing doesn't get
curtailed by this incident.

Why not? The very fact that there is testing suggests that
things can go wrong, and it might be something to do with the car
design.

How many more people are you willing to see killed during
testing? Would you like to be one of them?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko