And your analogy is imperfect. How many people died on the ground from airplane crashes from 1900-1950? Probably, not very many. (Why does the difference matter? The passengers got on the plane, knowing - at least approximately - what the risks were. The people on the ground didn't voluntarily accept any risk.)
It is just a consequence of billions of cars making trillions of trips.
But at the very least we should have a clear, reliable solution for all the easy cases. Let's summarize:
- clear, sunny day -- check, - but not blinded by the sun -- check, - slow speeds -- check, - clearly marked intersection -- check, - pedestrians not acting stupid -- check, - not trying to avoid hitting another vehicle -- check.
Just make sure under no circumstances the car is allowed to turn into a path of a pedestrians like that.
And if it can't reliably detect pedestrians or their path in perfect conditions like these I can only conclude it is far from being ready.
They posted this:
> Yes, killing pedestrians is not perfect.
In a thread about a video in which an autonomous vehicle did not kill any pedestrians.