Uber allegedly ignored manager's safety warning before self-driving fatality
He reportedly wrote execs and lawyers to describe accidents, lax procedures.
Uber Kills Pedestrian
Uber wants to resume autonomous car testing after pedestrian's death
It pledges to have two human backup drivers aboard the test vehicles.
NTSB: Uber self-driving car failed to recognize pedestrian or brake in fatal crash
WASHINGTON — Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March after failing to identify the pedestrian, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday. The report said the modified 2017 Volvo XC90's radar systems observed the pedestrian six seconds before impact but "the self-driving system software classified the pedestrian as an unknown object, as a vehicle, an
Arizona governor rescinds Uber's permission to test self-driving cars
The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Uber's ability to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49-year-old woman pedestrian.
Waymo self-driving cars would've avoided Uber crash situation, CEO says
The head of Alphabet Inc's autonomous driving unit, Waymo, said on Saturday that the company's technology would have safely handled the situation confronting an Uber self-driving vehicle last week when it struck a pedestrian, killing her.
Disturbing video from Uber self-driving car raises questions about fatal crash
Police in Arizona on Wednesday released a short video of a fatal collision between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian, as investigators probe the accident that has put new focus on the safety of autonomous vehicles.
Fatal accident with self-driving car raises novel legal questions
The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal experts said.