It's easy for Uber to point to this video to say: "Look know dark it was! If it was you driving, you'd be in the same problem we are in!"
Look how much time has passed to learn of the fact that it was Uber's sloppy programming at fault in this tragedy.
The good news for Uber is that this comes out far after the event when people are in general less likely to care, or even remember the details of the accident.