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RE: Driverless Car Tragically Kills Woman - What does this mean for technology & you?
Looking at the video, I don't think a typical driver would have seen the pedestrian either. The shadows concealed her until it was too late.
I am surprised that the RADAR/LIDAR of the autonomous vehicle did not detect the person before the accident. In theory, that should be an advantage over a human driver. The car has the ability to detect incidents using more than site alone.
From a legal perspective, I definitely agree that the "driver" is at fault, but based on the external dashcam footage, I don't know if she would have avoided the accident if she was actively driving. - It was a poor location for the pedestrian to cross the road.
Yes, that what I have heard as well. It is so sad. And I have to agree with you that a machine should be been better able to detect the presence of a human being.
Perhaps in the future we can build in the technology to sense a beating heart or other bodily functions (sight, sounds, and/or smell) that the human body would emit. I'm no scientist but I'd love to run that one by some really smart scientists and see if they could come up with something.
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