Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Even if the gal was "monitoring" the self driving car instead of looking at her cell phone, she might have had 1~2 seconds max to react. Still might not have made any difference. I know if I was cursing along in the dark and all of a sudden someone came walking out of the shadows 50 ft in front of me, I'd be pretty lucky to react in enough time to not run over them.
The video camera doesn't have the dynamic range that the eyes have. When have you been driving at night and not been able to see in good weather? That's what headlights are for. While unexpected that's just every day driving. People do crazy things all the time. The report claims she should have been able to stop if she had been driving.
Also there's a cut off for survival of a car accident. I think if it's under 25, they're more likely to survive. So even if you can't bring the car to a complete stop, getting the speed down could have been the difference between life and death.
Even if the gal was "monitoring" the self driving car instead of looking at her cell phone, she might have had 1~2 seconds max to react. Still might not have made any difference. I know if I was cursing along in the dark and all of a sudden someone came walking out of the shadows 50 ft in front of me, I'd be pretty lucky to react in enough time to not run over them.
The video camera doesn't have the dynamic range that the eyes have. When have you been driving at night and not been able to see in good weather? That's what headlights are for. While unexpected that's just every day driving. People do crazy things all the time. The report claims she should have been able to stop if she had been driving.
Also there's a cut off for survival of a car accident. I think if it's under 25, they're more likely to survive. So even if you can't bring the car to a complete stop, getting the speed down could have been the difference between life and death.