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Sneederbunk

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2. Surprise, surprise.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 11:27 AM

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Driverless shuttle involved in crash on first day of service in downtown Las Vegas [View all] brooklynite Nov 2017 OP

Looks like the human driving the truck may have been at fault... EarlG Nov 2017 #1

At fault, yes; but the vehicle needs to be responsive to external human behavior brooklynite Nov 2017 #5

In this case... forkol Nov 2017 #13

Passenger on board said the shuttle didn't have to ability to move backwards it just stopped and sat MrsCoffee Nov 2017 #19

We accept many thousands of highway deaths a year with human drivers Kaleva Nov 2017 #20

Human error not computer error Maggiemayhem Nov 2017 #8

In what way? Safer on the road... LisaM Nov 2017 #26

Surprise, surprise. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #2

I imagine the same was said LanternWaste Nov 2017 #4

Seems a driver would've moved forward or back to avoid the truck. Oh well, more testing needed. brush Nov 2017 #3

The vehicle sensors stopped it when it felt a danger. The truck hit it anyway. Maggiemayhem Nov 2017 #9

That seems to be the problem. The sensor stopped it. A driver would've moved it. brush Nov 2017 #10

Good suggestions lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #23

Not too sure about that.... forkol Nov 2017 #15

The incident you describe is much different than a stationary van being backed into by a slow... brush Nov 2017 #17

A horn would be what most people would have used. Kablooie Nov 2017 #31

Yes, seems that would have been one of the first things engineered into driverless cars. brush Nov 2017 #32

I have avoided accidents by looking at the driver's face... HopeAgain Nov 2017 #6

Watching tires helps as well Rural_Progressive Nov 2017 #7

Every sure thing I ever heard of turned out to be a not so sure thing bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #11

Skeptic! KPN Nov 2017 #16

Whew! That makes me feel better!! bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #18

Thanks republicans Achilleaze Nov 2017 #12

It isn't the guns ... oops, the computers KPN Nov 2017 #14

This is what all the candidates were warning about during the 2016 election. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #21

Headline is clickbait. It was a fender bender and not a crash. Kaleva Nov 2017 #22

To the surprise of no one. eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #24

No surprise that human error caused this accident and the driver was cited? Kaleva Nov 2017 #25

Back in my day we didn't need moving pictures.... moda253 Nov 2017 #28

I guess you didn't need jobs, either. eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #29

"Driverless shuttle involved in crash", more like ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2017 #27

A driver in the shuttle would've taken some action to warn the truck driver, or to move the shuttle. brush Nov 2017 #33

The shuttle was sitting still and a truck backed into it. Kablooie Nov 2017 #30