Fact: This child's life was saved by the car being driven by a computer program instead of a human.

boothby 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, the fact is that the child sustained minor injuries. And, fact: no human driver made the decision to drive a vehicle in that exact position and velocity. Imagining a human-driven vehicle in the same place is certainly valid, but your imagination is not fact. I imagine that the kid would be better off if no vehicle was there. But that's not a fact, that's an interpretation -- perhaps the kid would have ended up dead under an entirely different tire if they hadn't been hit by the waymo!

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direwolf20 9 hours ago | parent [-]

This is a good point. Cars should be banned near schools. That is a logical conclusion given the facts.

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Aloisius 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Considering school buses kill children every year, do we ban them near schools as well?

	▲	direwolf20 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is not a logical conclusion given the facts.

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NoGravitas 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Instead of a human who was driving exactly the same as the Waymo up until the instant the child ran out. Important distinction.