In what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle
and a pedestrian in the US, a woman was killed Sunday evening when she was struck by an Uber autonomous vehicle while walking outside of the crosswalk of a road in Tempe, Arizona.
According to the Tempe Police Department she was transferred to a local hospital where she died from her injuries. Tempe police said that the car was "in autonomous mode at the time of the collision, with a vehicle operator behind the wheel."
Autonomous mode means the car is driving on its own. During tests, a person sits behind the wheel as a safeguard.
In a statement Monday, the San-Francisco-based ride-hailing company said that it was "fully cooperating with local authorities in the investigation. Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted: "Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona. We're thinking of the victim's family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened."
When the company first began testing such cars in California in 2016, the vehicles were caught running red lights, leading to a high-profile dispute with California regulators.
The company noted that driverless cars "require human intervention in many conditions, including bad weather." It also said the new technology had the potential to reduce the number of traffic accidents in the country.
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Jeremiah Ademolu
Driverless in this world where the one driving carefully still get hit by drunk or reckless driver, am not in support
Endy Edeson
Jeremiah; Yeah, If it is having this kind of issue in advance countries, then it is a big NO to a country like Nigeria
Olufemi Adekunle Rotty
One of the fatality that comes with technology advancement,we didnt arrive here without a price,its sad anyway.
Gbolahan Libra General
Very soon, under new development by, 2030, a car of mind sensor that will read people's minds and take them to their destinations will be invented. And have you heard of the recently launched first WORLD'S TRANSPARENT CAR in Germany?
Endy Edeson
@Rotty, yeah, there is a price to pay for everything we enjoy. Even Michael Faraday paid his life for the electricity we are using now. @Libra: Sure, those white folks are very visionary. @Stanley: Yeah, it is nice but a bit dangerous
Daniel Orji
I can't even imagine such(driverless