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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.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday March 20 2018, @04:12PM
> to be lethally dangerous in a rare situation you happen to encounter in the sixth year
Haven't you been paying attention to the companies designing those? They won't get safety updates after three years, five at most.
"Your autonomous car is no longer supported, have you looked at our latest model?"
"But, it's still in good shape, I want to keep using it!"
"You're on your own, maam. We have to disable the self-driving for liability reasons. You may buy our Steering Wheel package for $15000, and you get 50% off the pedals at $5000"