Re Report: Software bug led to death in Uber's self-driving crash

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bob Hinden <bob.hinden () gmail com>
> Date: May 8, 2018 at 11:29:31 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: Bob Hinden <bob.hinden () gmail com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Report: Software bug led to death in Uber's self-driving crash
>
> Dave,
>
> I wonder if bicyclists and pedestrians are going to need to start wearing radar reflectors, like we put reflective 
> material on bike gear, shoes, backpacks, etc. currently.  Clearly a market opportunity….
>
> Bob
>
>
> > On May 7, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> > > Date: May 7, 2018 at 6:27:41 PM EDT
> > > To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> > > Subject: [ NNSquad ] Report: Software bug led to death in Uber's self-driving crash
> > >
> > >
> > > Report: Software bug led to death in Uber's self-driving crash
> > >
> > > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/report-software-bug-led-to-death-in-ubers-self-driving-crash/
> > >
> > >     The fatal crash that killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in
> > >   Tempe, Arizona, in March occurred because of a software bug in
> > >   Uber's self-driving car technology, The Information's Amir
> > >   Efrati reported on Monday. According to two anonymous sources
> > >   who talked to Efrati, Uber's sensors did, in fact, detect
> > >   Herzberg as she crossed the street with her bicycle.
> > >   Unfortunately, the software classified her as a "false
> > >   positive" and decided it didn't need to stop for her.
> > >   Distinguishing between real objects and illusory ones is one
> > >   of the most basic challenges of developing self-driving car
> > >   software. Software needs to detect objects like cars,
> > >   pedestrians, and large rocks in its path and stop or swerve to
> > >   avoid them. However, there may be other objects--like a
> > >   plastic bag in the road or a trash can on the sidewalk--that a
> > >   car can safely ignore. Sensor anomalies may also cause
> > >   software to detect apparent objects where no objects actually
> > >   exist.
> > >
> > > - - -
> > >
> > > --Lauren--
> > > Lauren Weinstein (
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