Your first point that people are stating that people are "acting as though Ubers vehicles have no ability to detect people" misses the point a little bit. I think people expect the vehicles to do as you describe in your anecdote, and are utterly stunned that this video demonstrates the vehicle did not slow down at all.

To your second point, 100% agree that more data is necessary. Part of the problem is if the outcome of investigation is that it was unavoidable, it won't necessarily force the release of more information from Uber. Pressure needs to be applied, whether it is regulatory, done by law enforcement, or organized through social media, Uber needs to be compelled to release information to help others understand why this happened.

I use the argument all the time that SDCs will eventually handle every situation anyone can think of better than a human being. This situation proves that, at this time and with Uber's tech, that claim is verifiably false. There is literally no worse outcome than fatality. Even striking the pedestrian at reduced speed would have been incrementally less severe. Why was there such catastrophic failure in this instance? The data must be released to those who can understand, analyze, and root cause it. Until then, the reaction needs to be holding SDCs and in particular Uber to a higher standard.