It doesn't really matter what the car was actually capable of, so much as what it should have been capable of.
Let's say for argument's sake that the car wasn't equipped with whatever it needed in order to see a person crossing the street in the dark. That doesn't excuse Uber: it just means they shouldn't be testing in the dark on public roads.
Let's say for argument's sake that the car wasn't equipped with whatever it needed in order to see a person crossing the street in the dark. That doesn't excuse Uber: it just means they shouldn't be testing in the dark on public roads.