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Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Woman in First Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian (gizmodo.com)
Joe_Dragon writes: Last night a woman was struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. She later died of her injuries in the hospital. The deadly collision -- reported by ABC15 and later confirmed to Gizmodo by Uber and Tempe police -- took place around 10PM at the intersection Mill Avenue and Curry Road. Autonomous vehicle developers often test drive at night, during storms, and other challenging conditions to help their vehicles learn to navigate in a variety of environments.
According to Tempe PD, the car was in autonomous mode at the time of the incident, with a vehicle operator sitting behind the wheel. A police spokesperson added in a statement that the woman's 'next of kin has not been notified yet so her name is not being released at this time. Uber is assisting and this is still an active investigation.' The woman was crossing the street outside a crosswalk when she was hit, the spokesperson said. Update: Uber says it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident.
According to Tempe PD, the car was in autonomous mode at the time of the incident, with a vehicle operator sitting behind the wheel. A police spokesperson added in a statement that the woman's 'next of kin has not been notified yet so her name is not being released at this time. Uber is assisting and this is still an active investigation.' The woman was crossing the street outside a crosswalk when she was hit, the spokesperson said. Update: Uber says it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident.
Weather was pretty clear in Tempe last night, no wind, dust or rain to speak of.
That particular intersection is poorly lit and has a concert venue on one corner, an office building on another and then a very dark desert park on the other two.
The fact that the human was not able to redirect the car either seems to indicate that they were caught by surprise as well
Looks like the self-driving car is no better than a human driven car, even with a human behind the wheel "at the ready"...
The problem is, there can be no truly independent study because a full study would require a lot of proprietary data to be given and I doubt any self driving company would agree to that.
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
So you're saying the car may have been violating the Basic Speed Law by driving "at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, conditions and actual and potential hazards then existing."
Any sufficiently unpopular but cohesive argument is indistinguishable from trolling.