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Cops: Autonomous Uber driver may have been streaming The Voice before death crash

big_D Silver badge

Yes and no. At the end of the day, the systems are still being tested, so the safety driver should be able to take over if they note the car isn't reacting properly (i.e. hasn't seen an obstacle). If you are just waiting for the vehicle to says it hasn't seen something, you'll be waiting until after the thump, as seen here.

Also, if the vehicle says it can't cope, you need to already be aware of what is going on around you. You can't be distracted, concentrating on something else and expect to react in an emergency.

The driver was paid to do one job and she was loafing off when it counted...

I agree with you about Uber having turned off the on-board safety systems, but she was the driver, so it was still her responbility to react if the car obviously wasn't.

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