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[–] 27 points 15 hours ago* (4 children)

The robot tried to cross the street against a Don't Walk signal it should have obeyed. That behavior is a defect, which the manufacturer should be responsible for. Whether the robot "fled the scene" is only an issue if the robot is smart enough to recognize that it caused a problem, and left to avoid the consequences - which I srsly doubt. I mean if the robot were a live dog we wouldn't expect it to understand the situation enough to flee, we would assume it just ran off because it's a dog.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago

    These techs are seemingly developed with minimal coordination between companies let alone governments. With serious effort and planning, this could've been avoided with software providing both real time info or direct link with the city traffic system.

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