"You have no proof that the accident wouldn't have occurred anyway without the update."
Well, the NTSB preliminary report doesn't make any statements about what the software update did, per se. But it does indicate that the driver's hands were not on the wheel at the time of the accident and that the "autopilot" software was activated. So it's fair to say that the "autopilot" software was responsible for the crash.
"Or that their updates didn't save one or more lives."
This is a red herring. It could be true. But there's no evidence for it so it's not worth thinking about. Our system of moral judgements rightly puts a lot of weight on demonstrable causes and effects, and generally ignores hypothetical, but totally unproven speculation like this. Otherwise anyone could get off the hook for anything, by saying, "I may have done bad action X but you can't prove I didn't also do good actions Y and Z which could well outweigh X."
"Not an "accurate" but misleading accusation at the software without considering the hidden variables."
In ordinary life we never know all the hidden variables. We just make judgments based on the best available information (or if necessary, decide to postpone judgment until better information is available). The NTSB preliminary report seems credible and I see no reason not to draw reasonable conclusions from it.
Well, the NTSB preliminary report doesn't make any statements about what the software update did, per se. But it does indicate that the driver's hands were not on the wheel at the time of the accident and that the "autopilot" software was activated. So it's fair to say that the "autopilot" software was responsible for the crash.
"Or that their updates didn't save one or more lives."
This is a red herring. It could be true. But there's no evidence for it so it's not worth thinking about. Our system of moral judgements rightly puts a lot of weight on demonstrable causes and effects, and generally ignores hypothetical, but totally unproven speculation like this. Otherwise anyone could get off the hook for anything, by saying, "I may have done bad action X but you can't prove I didn't also do good actions Y and Z which could well outweigh X."
"Not an "accurate" but misleading accusation at the software without considering the hidden variables."
In ordinary life we never know all the hidden variables. We just make judgments based on the best available information (or if necessary, decide to postpone judgment until better information is available). The NTSB preliminary report seems credible and I see no reason not to draw reasonable conclusions from it.