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Uber Settles With Family of Woman Killed By Self-Driving Car, Avoids Lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
It appears that Uber won't go to court to settle a lawsuit after one of its self-driving cars killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona earlier this month. An anonymous Slashdot reader shares a report from Ars Technica: Uber has reached a settlement with the family of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving car. Uber reached the settlement with the daughter and husband of Elaine Herzberg, who died at age 49 after being hit by the Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. The settlement presumably includes a cash payment, but no details were provided by either Uber or the family's attorney. "The matter has been resolved," said Christina Perez Hesano, an attorney for Herzberg's family, according to reports by Reuters and NPR.
There should be charges issued to the driver as well as to Uber. The responsibility of the driver is to be present, attentive, and ready to take the wheel in case something goes wrong. Tempe also has a distracted driving law. Why was this not enforced? Then there is Uber. Tampering with evidence, for manipulate the video footage. Disabling safety features in the vehicle. It is becoming incredibly frustrating to live in a profit over people society... Or World for that matter.
Yes, it did precisely what it was programmed to do: be half-assed, leading to a human death. GET THEM OFF THE ROADS AND KEEP THEM OFF.