Re: Safety driver?
There is one factor nobody has brought up. The woman was NOT crossing at a crosswalk. from the previous article on this: "The accident happened on Sunday outside of the crosswalk near the intersection of Mill Avenue and Curry Road". That in itself puts all liability on the pedestrian. ...at least in my state it does. Kill someone in a crosswalk, your ass belongs to the prison system. Hit and kill someone crossing outside a crosswalk, sue the family/estate for property damage and mental distress, and *win*.
Uber should at the very least be required to pull all autonomous cars off the road until they can apply the brakes themselves without human intervention. Hell, damn near every car manufacture has automatic emergency braking either as standard equipment or as an option. NO EXCUSE for Uber on that one.
This woman was too lazy to cross the street lawfully and paid the ultimate price. Happens all the time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
