We don’t have any need to view that footage. The NHTSA does, and they already have reporting rules in place. (You can also find all of these reports online.) Their rules and enforcement worked in the case of Cruise; their investigation uncovered the truth, and Cruise was unable to survive the consequences.
Waymo is already apparently being transparent about this incident, and the NHTSA is actively investigating. From the initial report, it seems like the collision was overall unavoidable, but the superhuman response time of the AV cut its velocity from a predicted 14 mph to 6 mph, reducing the force of the impact by over a factor of five. The child suffered minor injuries; it seems like it could have been significantly worse had the driver been a human.
Of course, we should follow this investigation and see what really shakes out.
We don’t have any need to view that footage. The NHTSA does, and they already have reporting rules in place. (You can also find all of these reports online.) Their rules and enforcement worked in the case of Cruise; their investigation uncovered the truth, and Cruise was unable to survive the consequences.
Waymo is already apparently being transparent about this incident, and the NHTSA is actively investigating. From the initial report, it seems like the collision was overall unavoidable, but the superhuman response time of the AV cut its velocity from a predicted 14 mph to 6 mph, reducing the force of the impact by over a factor of five. The child suffered minor injuries; it seems like it could have been significantly worse had the driver been a human.
Of course, we should follow this investigation and see what really shakes out.