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Old Mar 22nd, 2018, 14:05   #17
Bernard F
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Originally Posted by pk36 View Post
Some dashcam footage has just been released showing the moments before the impact and it doesn't look like the "driver" could do much about it as the lady just suddenly appears out of the darkness. But shouldn't the car be able to detect people in darkness coming from the side as that seems to be a situation like an animal running across the road at night?:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43497364
It’s pretty obvious that the driver was not paying attention, he was looking down. Lidar must have seen it crossing and probably reacted but the cycle was far too close for it to stop in the time available. At least that’s my reading without hearing the official report.
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