Uber has now canceled their unauthorized trial of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, offering the hope that known flaws in their algorithms will be fixed before the vehicles are next deployed.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/21/uber- cancels-self-driving-car-trial-san-francisco-california On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Scott Morris Rose <stink...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/19/uber- > self-driving-cars-bike-lanes-safety-san-francisco > > The rush to market for self-driving vehicles seems poised to lead to a > rush to the morgue for other road users, in particular for any cyclist who > stumble into the path of an Uber making a right turn across a bicycle lane. > > Here's a story about a $38 million award won by a Seattle bicyclist > injured when a parking valet took a common but illegal shortcut across the > roadway where he was cycling. > > http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/ > bicyclist-severely-injured-by-valet-in-crash-awarded-38m/ > > The point being that injuring bicyclists for the sake of expediency can > lead to hefty civil penalties. Presume this logic will be applied to > outfits like Uber. > > -- > S. Rose > > > > > > -- S. Rose
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