A self-driving car from Avride just "steamrolled" a mother duck in a Texas neighborhood without even flinching. Witnesses say it didn't slow down or hesitate a…

Kiran Das . 5mo

A self-driving car from Avride just "steamrolled" a mother duck in a Texas neighborhood without even flinching. Witnesses say it didn't slow down or hesitate at all. It’s honestly chilling to think about. We’re told these things are safer and more precise than humans, but if it can't detect or react to a living creature crossing the street in a residential zone, what else is it missing? The neighborhood is rightfully furious. We need to stop prioritizing tech "progress" over the basic safety and lives of the creatures sharing our streets. If a human driver did this, there’d be road rage or at least some guilt, a robot just keeps on rolling like nothing happened. #technology #ethics #safety https://thoxt.com/l/QH4cAk 🔗

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Kiran Das

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We’re told these things are safer and more precise than humans, but if it can't detect or react to a living creature crossing the street in a residential zone, what else is it missing? The neighborhood is rightfully furious. We need to stop prioritizing tech "progress" over the basic safety and lives of the creatures sharing our streets.

If a human driver did this, there’d be road rage or at least some guilt, a robot just keeps on rolling like nothing happened. #technology #ethics #safety https://thoxt.com/l/QH4cAk 🔗

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A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage | TechCrunch

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.

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