Quote Originally Posted by DarthRiven View Post
Yeah I dunno. This is a lot like people harping on about the dangers of nuclear power. There are dangers, yes. But statistically, it's so much safer, cheaper and more efficient than anything else that it doesn't even make any difference. Point is that a human driver in that situation wouldn't have seen the car either, and the exact same thing would have happened.

But yeah, this is an area where we need to be 100% sure that we're considering all avenues.
That is exactly what happened. The car's radar and sensors didn't pick up the car, but neither did the driver inside the car.

Sure, he might have been a bit more attentive if the "advanced cruise control" (it is not self driving) was not turned on or was not part of the car, but if he would have seen the truck then, no one will ever know.