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byFirstNoel ( 113932 ) writes:
Sounds like the rules of the road were followed. This can happen and does happen daily.
Lucky kid!
byfluffernutter ( 1411889 ) writes:
What about the rule to never overdrive your ability to stop for something that may appear in front of you without warning?
bySlashythenkilly ( 7027842 ) writes:
Yeah, that rule is basically impossible to follow especially when there are stupid kids around.
byObliviousGnat ( 6346278 ) writes:
A human driver could have anticipated that there would be kids like that near a school. So I think "impossible" is a pretty strong word in this situation.
By the way, the law is called the "Basic Speed Law" and every state has one. Here is California's [ca.gov].
bykarmawarrior ( 311177 ) writes:
And what would they have done? My guess is reduce speed to under 25mph. You know, like the Robotaxi did.
There's a lot to dislike about Waymo, but this doesn't seem like a failure on their part to me. The car drove as safely as it could in an area with hazards, and reacted accordingly when even that wasn't enough. The really interesting part will be if self driving technology becomes powerful enough to avoid even this kind of accident, not just anticipating a kid running out in front of it, but knowing what kids might and how to avoid them.
If self driving can be better than human, it'll be ready for prime time.
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bykenh ( 9056 ) writes:
A reminder, the child walked out from between parked cars - he was likely unseen until he stepped into traffic.
To be fair, the kid is created the situation, the robotaxi did exactly what we'd hope any driver would do in that situation. The only thing it could have done would be to blare its horn as it drove thru the school zone - is tgat what we want? (Are Waymo robotaxis electric? Was it moving silently thru the school zone? I wonder if some noise should be made in a school zone, like maybe play ice cream
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