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May 27, 2015
Faster Please: “It appears as if the car in this video is not equipped with Pedestrian detection,” Volvo spokesperson said. “This is sold as a separate package.”
might have resulted from the Volvo’s owner not paying an extra fee to have the car avoid pedestrians. The video, taken in the Dominican Republic, shows a Volvo XC60 reversing itself, waiting, and then driving back into pedestrians at speed. The horrifying pictures went viral and were presumed to have resulted from a malfunction with the car — but the car might not have had the ability to recognise a human at all. - - The Independent
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I'm sure its only a glitch.
www . youtube . com/watch?v=mrXfh4hENKs#t=19s
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at May 27, 2015 8:59 AM
This makes me smile. I don't like this rush to self-driving cars, and I don't like what pass for journalists these days. Poetic justice all the way around.
Posted by: DonRodrigo at May 27, 2015 9:25 AM
Don't tease mad dogs, Don't vote with your feelings, Don't eat potato salad that has been sitting out in the sun all day, Don't stand in front of moving cars. Were these people taught anything useful ?
Posted by: Kelvin at May 27, 2015 10:31 AM
Were these people taught anything useful ?
No. They're journalists.
Posted by: DonRodrigo at May 27, 2015 10:47 AM
Actually the car might have recognized them for what they are.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at May 27, 2015 11:36 AM