Self-Driving Uber SUV Kills Woman In Tempe

[Shooter45]

Attack of the electronics.....


"A self-driving Uber SUV killed a bicyclist in the early hours of Monday morning.

Tempe, AZ – A woman was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber SUV in the early hours of Monday morning.



The New York Times reported that Uber had suspended testing of its self-driving cars in Tempe, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto, in the wake of the accident.

An Uber spokeswoman said the company was “fully cooperating” with the local authorities.



The autonomous Uber had a safety driver at the wheel, as was required for Uber’s autonomous test vehicles operating on public roads, Tech Crunch reported.



Police said that the Uber was driving northbound near Mill Avenue and Curry Road when a woman attempted to cross the street with her bicycle in front of the vehicle outside, of a crosswalk, KNXV reported.



The pedestrian was hit by the Uber, and transported to a nearby hospital where she died, police said.



There were no passengers in the self-driving Uber at the time of the crash, according to KNXV.



"Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident," Uber said in a statement the company released.



Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted his condolences about the tragic death.

Police have not yet released the name of the victim.



The New York Times reported that the collision was the first time anyone was known to have been killed by a self-driving vehicle on public roads.



There are huge implications for self-driving vehicles in the future as a result of this first crash, Tech Crunch reported.



It’s not known if the safety driver who was in the Uber and supposed to be watching out for this sort of problem could be held legally responsible.



Tech Crunch said that results of the investigation and the outcomes from this incident will shape the future of autonomous vehicle regulation in the United States."











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[Grant H.]

RIP to the bicyclist.

Hopefully the truth of this will come out, and not just cause people to fear new tech.

[Gman]

This is what I expect. We'll see a big hurrah for self-driving tech and there will be some horrible accidents. Much larger in scale than this case.

The human brain is an amazing piece of technology, as long as it's engaged in the task at hand.

[BushMasterBoy]

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi...Iranian Muslim. I know I'm not PC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Khosrowshahi

[00tec]

The human brain is an amazing piece of technology, as long as it's engaged in the task at hand.

Like the task of being a "safety driver" in an autonomous vehicle?

[Gman]

Like the task of being a "safety driver" in an autonomous vehicle?

Nope. The car is doing the driving, so the "safety driver" isn't actively engaged. If people feel they have the opportunity to focus their attention elsewhere, they will.

[Eric P]

Could have happened with a human driver. Random crossing outside expected areas. Same for a child darting out into traffic. I don't expect a driver to see everything, and why I always make eye contact before attempting5o cross even at cross walks.

[thedave1164]

so the uber car has already killed more people than all my guns combined.

Outlaw Uber, if it saves just one life

[Irving]

A lot of people assume a vehicle is going to slow down if they step out into traffic. Sometimes the person trying to cross doesn't see a vehicle coming and steps out when it's too late for anyone to do anything. I watched a lady making a right turn run over the front tire of the bike of a lady waiting to cross the street. Neither of them were paying attention to the other and the entire thing was avoidable. And by that, I don't mean by repealing the women's sufferage movement.

[Zundfolge]

If her name is Sarah Connor I will shit my pants.