One dead, nine injured in autonomous test vehicle crash in Germany (opens in new tab)

(swr.de)

39 pointscowchase3y ago7 comments

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According to BMW, the car was not an autonomous car. Maybe the title should be changed.

Or BMW should not be trusted in this case. According to the police report it was

The statement was based on stickers on the car. I would wait until the investigation is done before drawing conclusions.

Discussed here until it was flagged to death: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32483243

> It is not yet clear why the car turned left into oncoming traffic

Aha, so it's an autonomous vehicle that can replicate the behaviour of elderly drivers?

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According to BMW, the car was not an autonomous car. Maybe the title should be changed.

Or BMW should not be trusted in this case. According to the police report it was

Sakos3y ago

The statement was based on stickers on the car. I would wait until the investigation is done before drawing conclusions.

Discussed here until it was flagged to death: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32483243

> It is not yet clear why the car turned left into oncoming traffic

Aha, so it's an autonomous vehicle that can replicate the behaviour of elderly drivers?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse