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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
I'm left wondering how much of this accident was the fault of the " driver-less car. " The link that you provided mentions the fact that the woman was not crossing in a designated crosswalk. I'm wondering how likely it was that she crossed the street against the light. Further, was she oblivious to the street traffic because she was busy talking or playing with her cell phone. We have all seen people on their cell phones not paying any attention to their surroundings and walking right into traffic. The article doesn't mention if that was a factor in the accident.
A human driver makes allowances for the most part for the negligence of other people. This driver-less vehicle may not.
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Yes, it will be interesting to see if it was something that would have been unavoidable. If not, would the monitor be charged? Seems like he/she should be but maybe that second or two that it takes to override the computer is the difference.