> In contrast to the Tesla accident, where the human driver could have saved himself from the car’s blindness, the Uber car probably could have braked in time to prevent the accident entirely where a human driver couldn’t have.
That's a strong statement. Watching the actual video [1] of the Uber accident, it seems both an attentive driver (she seems to be not looking at the road before the crash) or a better decision algorithm, could have prevented the crash. Keep also in mind, videos are very bad at viewing low light shots, and the scene must have been significantly clearer to both the driver and the computer when you're actually there.