A U.S. safety agency on Tuesday faulted Uber for inadequate attention to safety ...
WASHINGTON - A U.S. safety agency on Tuesday faulted Uber for inadequate attention to safety and decisions in the company’s autonomous vehicle development in an investigation into the first-ever death involving a self-driving vehicle, which also cited the vehicle’s distracted back-up driver.
The crash in March 2018 killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking a bicycle across a street at night in Tempe, Arizona. The crash prompted significant safety concerns about the nascent self-driving car industry. In March, prosecutors in Arizona said Uber was not criminally liable in the self-driving crash. Police, who have said the crash was “entirely avoidable” and that the operator was watching “The Voice” TV program at the time of the crash, are still investigating.
The NHTSA said it would carefully review the recommendations, adding, “It’s important for the public to note that all vehicles on the road today require a fully attentive operator at all times.” The NHTSA is also probing the Uber crash.NTSB board member Jennifer Homendy said the NHTSA was failing to properly regulate automated vehicles. “In my opinion they’ve put technology advancement here before saving lives,” Homendy said.
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