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Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars After First Fatal Crash of Autonomous Vehicle

posted by Fnord666 on Monday March 19 2018, @10:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the bound-to-happen dept.

vux984 writes:

A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. It was in autonomous mode at the time of the collision, with a vehicle operator behind the wheel. Uber has suspended testing of its self-driving cars.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-autonomous-car-fatal-crash/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/self-driving-uber-kills-arizona-171055918.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/19/594950197/uber-suspends-self-driving-tests-after-pedestrian-is-killed-in-arizona
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-suspends-driverless-car-program-after-pedestrian-is-struck-and-killed-1521480386
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/19/17139518/uber-self-driving-car-fatal-crash-tempe-arizona
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/19/uber-self-driving-test-car-involved-in-accident-resulting-in-pedestrian-death/

I couldn't find any good analysis of the liability situation here.

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  • (Score: 2) by rigrig on Tuesday March 20 2018, @08:15AM (2 children)

    by rigrig (5129) <soylentnews@tubul.net> on Tuesday March 20 2018, @08:15AM (#655301) Homepage

    it’s very clear it would have been difficult to avoid this collision in any kind of mode (autonomous or human-driven) based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway,

    Not the same as not being at fault, especially as the car was speeding (a bit), and aren't autonomous vehicles supposed to have a bunch of sensors that don't care about lighting conditions?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20 2018, @12:42PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20 2018, @12:42PM (#655341)

    based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway

    Wait, wasn't a big part of the argument for why autonomous vehicles will be safer that they are using radar and lasers to locate obstacles, and so won't be affected by shadows...

    • (Score: 2) by pendorbound on Tuesday March 20 2018, @03:31PM

      by pendorbound (2688) on Tuesday March 20 2018, @03:31PM (#655420) Homepage

      Better isn't the same thing as perfect. If you're only willing to accept a completely perfect and 100% safe car, you should probably never leave your home.