Usually when a human runs a red light, they are aware that it's red. Typically the light is just turning red, and they think they can still make it.
For Uber, their car was probably not aware that the light was red, which is more dangerous.
For Uber, their car was probably not aware that the light was red, which is more dangerous.
Uber and all the other companies will permanently solve that problem the one time they figure out how to reliably identify a red light.
I do not think "a self-driving car runs a red light" is analogous to "a person runs a red light". A closer analogy is to "a distinct class of people who run red lights".
I do agree that the media response is overblown, however I do not think it is without some merit.
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