Is it the drivers fault?
Is it the company that put them in a situation which makes it more than likely to happen?
Is it big tech fault's for systematically addicting people to dopamine and nudging them into the belief that they can successfully multi-task without problem?
There are a couple of open questions for me :
Did Uber take the proper care to train and onboard this person and make it clear that their role was to be attentive at all times?
Why did they disable the built-in autostop without a back-up?
Why was there no system monitoring and alerting on the attentiveness of the driver? - This is surely easier in comparison to a fully automated vehicle.
I wonder whether if instead of checking a mobile phone, she had been distracted by lighting a cigarette how would this change the case?
These are the types of legal grey zones we will see more and more of with increasing automation of transport, weapons etc.
My own opinion is that ultimate culpability is with all three parties.
Is it the drivers fault? Is it the company that put them in a situation which makes it more than likely to happen? Is it big tech fault's for systematically addicting people to dopamine and nudging them into the belief that they can successfully multi-task without problem?
There are a couple of open questions for me : Did Uber take the proper care to train and onboard this person and make it clear that their role was to be attentive at all times? Why did they disable the built-in autostop without a back-up? Why was there no system monitoring and alerting on the attentiveness of the driver? - This is surely easier in comparison to a fully automated vehicle.
I wonder whether if instead of checking a mobile phone, she had been distracted by lighting a cigarette how would this change the case?
These are the types of legal grey zones we will see more and more of with increasing automation of transport, weapons etc.
My own opinion is that ultimate culpability is with all three parties.