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I’m hoping that the car has multiple cameras recording so maybe the hit-and-run driver will be caught and prosecuted. That said, unless I misunderstood the article, I think the driverless car (DC) didn’t do a horrible job here. It sounded like the victim was struck and flung in front of the DC and it stopped (unfortunately on top of her). I don’t know if I could have reacted better. The article wasn’t clear but it read like the car contacted the police and the police instructed it to remain where it was, which is what I would have done if I were driving a car. The DC was then lifted off the woman by emergency personnel. We can’t expect DCs to be magically perfect. Just like we don’t expect people to be perfect. A DC is only as good as it’s programming. Hopefully this incident will be studied and if a better solution is found that can be integrated into the DCs operations. I really feel bad for the woman here. I don’t know but even if she shouldn’t have been walking no one deserves that. Let’s hope the hit-and-run driver is caught.
I’m hoping that the car has multiple cameras recording so maybe the hit-and-run driver will be caught and prosecuted. That said, unless I misunderstood the article, I think the driverless car (DC) didn’t do a horrible job here. It sounded like the victim was struck and flung in front of the DC and it stopped (unfortunately on top of her). I don’t know if I could have reacted better. The article wasn’t clear but it read like the car contacted the police and the police instructed it to remain where it was, which is what I would have done if I were driving a car. The DC was then lifted off the woman by emergency personnel. We can’t expect DCs to be magically perfect. Just like we don’t expect people to be perfect. A DC is only as good as it’s programming. Hopefully this incident will be studied and if a better solution is found that can be integrated into the DCs operations. I really feel bad for the woman here. I don’t know but even if she shouldn’t have been walking no one deserves that. Let’s hope the hit-and-run driver is caught.