You can also see the detailed report from the NTSB which will go through about everything you would want to know about the actual driver and her reaction:
One of the most terrifying lines in those documents to me is this:
> According to Uber ATG, the SDS did not have the capability to classify an object as a pedestrian unless that object was near a crosswalk.
Jaywalking is extremely common. I've seen pedestrians jaywalk a 45mph 6-lane road, with no median to speak of. Anyone with driving experience should know that pedestrians can occur even with no crosswalk, so it boggles my mind that any engineer would sign off on such a decision.
* Uber had previously staffed each car with two operators, allowing one to keep their eyes on the road while the other took notes.
* Forthcoming performance metrics for operators would include "the VOs ability to keep the SDV in autonomous mode as long as possible unless there is a Fleet Desk support issue (software issue)."
Obviously not as relevant to this particular case as the Hulu streaming, but to me these details suggest safety isn't their highest priority.
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/document.cfm?docID=477745...
You can also see the detailed report from the NTSB which will go through about everything you would want to know about the actual driver and her reaction:
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/document.cfm?docID=477743...
Particularly of note is that Hulu was streaming video on her phone until about 1 minute after the crash (page 11 of the report).