[collingreene]

The two people interviewed were fired for cause from this same program, of course they will have a negative opinion. One even fired for the same thing this safety driver failed to do.

>Both Kelley and the former driver in Tempe were dismissed from their jobs with Uber earlier this year for safety infractions: Kelley said he was let go after rolling through a stop sign while he was operating the car, which he disputes; the individual in Tempe said he was dismissed for using his phone while the vehicle was in motion.

The bit about level 3 considered harmful makes a lot of sense and isn't something that I would have intuitively thought of

[jacquesm]

If trained and well disciplined airline pilots and railway engineers have problems staying alert in situations like this you can bet that your average Uber 'backup driver' (what a job title) isn't going to be any better.

[shanghaiaway]

I guess you missed the point of TFA. It is impossible for humans to perform the tasks these two persons were hired to do. 100% of people who attempt to do that job will eventually fail, likely sooner rather than later.

[Aspyre]

Wrong. At least 95% of the people who made the cut and didn't get fired after a few weeks handled being the only operator of the vehicle with ease.

[icebraining]

And they will continue to handle it with ease right up to the moment when they hit another cyclist.

What makes you so confident that the mere two years of running the program is enough to reliably calculate that number, when drivers like the one in the article managed to last more than a year until they got fired?