"The trouble started, the couple said, when their 10-year-old son was nearly hit by one of the vehicles while he was playing in a nearby cul-de-sac."
Driving annoyingly cautiously is definitely unwanted. However, running over one child will see the technology shelved for about two generations, at least. So I can see why at this point the algorithms are still made such that the car stops at any sign of potential trouble.
"The trouble started, the couple said, when their 10-year-old son was nearly hit by one of the vehicles while he was playing in a nearby cul-de-sac."
Driving annoyingly cautiously is definitely unwanted. However, running over one child will see the technology shelved for about two generations, at least. So I can see why at this point the algorithms are still made such that the car stops at any sign of potential trouble.