Driverless bus gets in accident. LOL!

[ChrisL]

It wasn't really the driverless vehicle's fault (or so they say), but the other driver, but I just found this kind of funny!

Self driving bus crashes two hours after launch

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

It wasn't really the driverless vehicle's fault (or so they say), but the other driver, but I just found this kind of funny!

Self driving bus crashes two hours after launch

Must be the evil auto manufacturers who don't have driverless cars yet, that is trying to sabotage the automaton cars and busses. I am sure someone like Hank Johnson is already spending our tax money to get down to the facts.

 

[mdk]

It was likely texting or checking Facebook.

 

[gipper]

Some say the problem with autonomous vehicles is they can't share the road with vehicles driven by humans, because they can't be made to understand that humans will do stupid shit on the road.

 

[rightwinger]

Distracted driving

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

 

[WinterBorn]

From the link in the OP:
"Hours into the vehicle's inaugural journey, a delivery truck emerged from an alley and clipped its front bumper, city spokesman Jace Radke said. No one was injured and the truck driver was cited.

“The shuttle did its job in that the sensors hit on the truck, knew the truck was coming and stopped as it was supposed to do. The problem was the truck didn't stop,“ Mr Radke said, adding that the collision served the larger goal of seeing how autonomous cars navigate."

 

[WinterBorn]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

Yes, they can tell the difference between a piece of trash and a pedestrian.

And if the sensors are dirty, the car will notify the driver.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

Yes, they can tell the difference between a piece of trash and a pedestrian.

And if the sensors are dirty, the car will notify the driver.

Kind of like a Car tells the Driver that it's time to change the oil? LOL

 

[WinterBorn]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

Yes, they can tell the difference between a piece of trash and a pedestrian.

And if the sensors are dirty, the car will notify the driver.

Kind of like a Car tells the Driver that it's time to change the oil? LOL

Actually, yes. Exactly like that. If the driver ignores the oil light coming on, do you blame the car for the engine locking up?

Except the driverless car can be easily programmed to not run if the sensors become dirty. Also, not all the sensors rely on "sight". Ultrasonic sensors can "see" through dirty lenses and even other vehicles.

 

[Weatherman2020]

It wasn't really the driverless vehicle's fault (or so they say), but the other driver, but I just found this kind of funny!

Self driving bus crashes two hours after launch

Anyone who spends more than an hour a day with a computer knows driverless cars are decades away.
Civilization is a driverless car heading towards an uncontrolled train crossing.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

Yes, they can tell the difference between a piece of trash and a pedestrian.

And if the sensors are dirty, the car will notify the driver.

Kind of like a Car tells the Driver that it's time to change the oil? LOL

Actually, yes. Exactly like that. If the driver ignores the oil light coming on, do you blame the car for the engine locking up?

Except the driverless car can be easily programmed to not run if the sensors become dirty. Also, not all the sensors rely on "sight". Ultrasonic sensors can "see" through dirty lenses and even other vehicles.

Oh great. Sensors become dirty and it stops in the middle of the freeway because it does not know where it is at because the sensors are dirty.

 

[Valerie]

sounds like there is a flaw in the program because the driverless bus did not have the option to go in reverse to avoid the accident.

the fault was with another vehicle which the driverless bus sensed and stopped then stayed still like a sitting duck...

 

[fncceo]

Not every technology works when first released...

 

[Valerie]

The bus, which can carry up to 11 people and communicate with traffic signals, stopped itself when its sensor noticed the truck backing up.


“The shuttle just stayed still and we were like, 'Oh my gosh, it’s going to hit us, it’s going to hit us,'” passenger Jenny Wong told local NBC affiliate KSNV. “And then it hit us.”


The massive tires on the truck left a noticeable dent in the small blue vehicle.


Wong said the truck driver didn’t even see the self-driving bus, which couldn't go in reverse.

Self-driving bus gets into accident on its first day in Las Vegas

 

[theHawk]

Won’t be long until the first driverless bus to get hacked.

 

[WinterBorn]

Can a driverless car tell the difference between a piece of trash blowing across the road and a human crossing the road? What if the sensors are dirty?
Law Suites are what will end driverless cars.

Yes, they can tell the difference between a piece of trash and a pedestrian.

And if the sensors are dirty, the car will notify the driver.

Kind of like a Car tells the Driver that it's time to change the oil? LOL

Actually, yes. Exactly like that. If the driver ignores the oil light coming on, do you blame the car for the engine locking up?

Except the driverless car can be easily programmed to not run if the sensors become dirty. Also, not all the sensors rely on "sight". Ultrasonic sensors can "see" through dirty lenses and even other vehicles.

Oh great. Sensors become dirty and it stops in the middle of the freeway because it does not know where it is at because the sensors are dirty.

Only if you program it to stop immediately. Most lenses to not become totally opaque in an instant. It tends to be a gradual thing. And programming a driverless car to simply stop in the middle of a freeway would be insane. But programming it to not start if the lenses are getting close to dirty enough to be a problem is simple.

Plus, as I have already said, ultrasonic sensors would be less vulnerable to grime buildup, and would still provide good data even in fog or rain.

 

[WinterBorn]

Won’t be long until the first driverless bus to get hacked.

Only if the driving system is connected to any wireless communication.

 

[WinterBorn]

sounds like there is a flaw in the program because the driverless bus did not have the option to go in reverse to avoid the accident.

the fault was with another vehicle which the driverless bus sensed and stopped then stayed still like a sitting duck...

So a bus, that is stopped, is hit by a truck. And you blame the bus?

 

[WinterBorn]

The bus, which can carry up to 11 people and communicate with traffic signals, stopped itself when its sensor noticed the truck backing up.


“The shuttle just stayed still and we were like, 'Oh my gosh, it’s going to hit us, it’s going to hit us,'” passenger Jenny Wong told local NBC affiliate KSNV. “And then it hit us.”


The massive tires on the truck left a noticeable dent in the small blue vehicle.


Wong said the truck driver didn’t even see the self-driving bus, which couldn't go in reverse.

Self-driving bus gets into accident on its first day in Las Vegas

If the driver could not see that blue mini bus, he needs to have his CDL pulled immediately. One of the complaints about driverless vehicles is that they will not be able to see a pedestrian. But this human driver could not see a vehicle that is as long and as wide as most passenger vehicles and looks to be considerably taller.