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Emergency braking system was disabled on self-driving Uber when it fatally struck pedestrian, NTSB says

The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and ki.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 24th, 2018

Uber chose to disable emergency braking system before fatal Arizona robot car crash, safety officials say

The automated emergency braking system on an U.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 24th, 2018

Uber Details Safety Reforms for Its Embattled Self-Driving Vehicle Unit

Uber Technologies vowed to improve the safety of its self-driving vehicles as it looks to resume testing of the technology suspended earlier this year after one of its cars struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjNov 3rd, 2018

Uber, distracted backup driver cited by NTSB in fatal self-driving crash

A U.S. safety agency on.....»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 19th, 2019

NTSB cites Uber, distracted backup driver in fatal self-driving crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board .....»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 19th, 2019

U.S. safety board chair criticizes Uber for 2018 fatal self-driving crash

The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday criticized Uber Technologies Inc for its "ineffective safety culture" at the time of a March 2018 fatal self-driving car crash in Arizona......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 19th, 2019

Uber Scalded for ‘Outrageous Safety Lapses’ in 2018 Pedestrian Death

Consumer Reports issued a press release Thursday calling for tougher standards for self-driving cars. The call follows a report issued Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board related to a........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstNov 8th, 2019

Uber test vehicles involved in 37 crashes before fatal self-driving incident

Uber Technologies Inc's autonomous test vehicles were involved in 37 crashes in the 18 months before a fatal March 2018 self-driving car incident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 5th, 2019

Tesla withdraws as party to NTSB Autopilot crash investigation

Tesla said it is withdrawing as a formal party to the National Transportation Safety Board's probe into a fatal March 23 crash in California in which the semi-autonomous Autopilot driving system was in use......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 12th, 2018

Tesla withdraws as party to NTSB "Autopilot" crash investigation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said it is withdrawing as a formal party to the National Transportation Safety Board's probe into a fatal March 23 crash in California in which the semi-autonomous "Autopilot" driving system was in use......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 12th, 2018

Public worries about self-driving cars are spiking after a pedestrian was killed by a robo-car

In recent weeks, self-driving cars have raised a lot of concerns. In March, an Uber self-driving car killed a pedestrian in what has been reported as the first ever self-driving car fatality in history. And a Tesla vehicle operating in semi-au.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2018

Uber"s self-driving software detected pedestrian but did not react quickly in fatal Tempe crash

An autonomous Uber vehicle detected a woman it hit and killed in March but did not react in time to avoid the incident, according to the Information. The technology news site reported San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc.'s internal investigat.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2018

Uber self-driving car accident caused by software flaw: report

A woman was struck and killed by an Uber driverless car......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 7th, 2018

Uber shuts down Arizona self-driving tests

Uber is shutting down its self-driving car testing program in Arizona, following a fatal crash in March by an Uber SUV on autonomous mode which struck and killed a homeless woman......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersMay 23rd, 2018

Uber self-driving car spotted pedestrian it killed 6 seconds before impact, investigation finds

The Uber s.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 24th, 2018

Uber self-driving car failed to recognize pedestrian, brake: U.S. agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Uber [UBER.UL] self-dri.....»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 24th, 2018

Uber shuts down Arizona self-driving tests

Uber is shutting down its self-driving car testing program in Arizona, following a fatal crash in March by an Uber SUV on autonomous mode which struck and killed a homeless woman. Jane Lanhee Lee reports......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 24th, 2018

Uber Plans to Resume Testing Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh After Deadly Crash

Uber hopes to resume testing this summer. Uber Technologies Inc. is permanently shutting down self-driving testing in Arizona as federal authorities investigate a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona — one of.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneMay 24th, 2018

Uber driver was watching Hulu just before her self-driving car crashed and killed a pedestrian

Thomson Reuters An Uber driver was watching "The Voice" on Hulu just before her self-driving car crashed and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona in March. Rafaela V.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 22nd, 2018

Uber safety driver’s phone was streaming ‘The Voice’ ahead of deadly driverless crash, police find

The backup driver in an autonomous Uber that struck and killed a pedestrian in Marc.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 22nd, 2018

Uber safety driver’s phone was streaming ‘The Voice’ ahead of autonomous car"s deadly crash, police find

The backup driver in an autonomous Uber that struck and killed a pedestrian in March l.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 22nd, 2018