In a rush to cast doubt on technology, what many articles fail to mention (this one excluded) is that in the recent tragic autonomous Uber incident, there was a safety driver at the wheel who didn’t have time to respond. As with humans, no autonomous system will be full proof If a pedestrian suddenly veers into their path. Hopefully Uber will learn something and the incident will do some good by saving future lives.
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