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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   
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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• ProgressProgress (Score: 2) by Kawumpa on Tuesday March 20 2018, @08:43AM (4 children)

  by Kawumpa (1187) on Tuesday March 20 2018, @08:43AM (#655306)

  You know what would be progress for society? No, not self-driving cars, getting people out of cars on to bicycles, cycling on properly designed safe bike lanes. Improving people's fitness and health as well as the environment.

  Yeah, yeah, I know off-topic...

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• Re:ProgressRe:Progress (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Tuesday March 20 2018, @12:53PM (1 child)

  by PiMuNu (3823) on Tuesday March 20 2018, @12:53PM (#655343)

  Self-driving bicycles - best of both worlds.

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  • Re:Progress(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20 2018, @05:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20 2018, @05:20PM (#655502)

    Coming soon to the Cornell U campus -- self driving bicycles:
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryfMOR0iIQ [youtube.com]
    As I heard the story, they will just ride around the campus for fun...stopping back at base for battery charging when needed.

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• Re:ProgressRe:Progress (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday March 20 2018, @05:37PM (1 child)

  by Freeman (732) on Tuesday March 20 2018, @05:37PM (#655514) Journal

  Have you seen serious bicycle crashes? You should watch more bicycle racing, then. Admittedly, the average bicycle crash is probably less lethal than your average car crash. I have twisted the frame on a bicycle by going over the handlebars in the rain, though. Didn't do good things to my ribs, either.

  --
  Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"

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  • Re:Progress(Score: 2) by Kawumpa on Wednesday March 21 2018, @09:51AM

    by Kawumpa (1187) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @09:51AM (#656005)

    And your point is?

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