1) 10pm. Low traffic. Sodium arc lamps overhead.
2) No obstructions.
3) MUTHERFUCKING BIKE LANE.
4) Bike lane transitions into right-turn lane; bicyclists turning left must cross 2 lanes of traffic to get into the turn lane.
Check out the awesome LiDAR video from NYT.
Luminar's LiDAR can detect 10% reflective objects at 200m. 38mph is 17m/s. 200/17 is a shade under 12 seconds.
The Uber car had a little under 12 seconds to detect Ms. Hertzberg.