Reply to post: Not designed to detect jaywalkers == mansalughter through gross negligence

Remember the Uber self-driving car that killed a woman crossing the street? The AI had no clue about jaywalkers

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Not designed to detect jaywalkers == mansalughter through gross negligence

> The self-driving Uber car that hit and killed a woman walking her bike across a street wasn’t designed to detect “jaywalking pedestrians.”

This. I don't understand why this hasn't resulted in an automatic manslaughter through gross negligence charge, or whatever the US equivalent is? Even if jaywalking is forbidden, people on the road are to be expected simply because they may be fleeing a crash on the other side of the road. To assume there will always be none and therefore the software doesn't need to identify people is criminal negligence.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon