Dashcam footage: Self-driving Uber fatally hits pedestrian
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Warning: This video may be disturbing to some people. The Temple Police Department released dashcam footage of what is thought the be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car. The Volvo was in self-driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it struck 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg earlier this week in Arizona. Courtesy of the Tempe Police Department
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TEMPE — Video of a deadly self-driving vehicle crash in suburban Phoenix shows a pedestrian …
Two experts say video of a deadly crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle shows the sport utility vehicle's laser and radar sensors should have spotted a pedestrian
Today's decision does not affect the company's ride-sharing service or its "Uber Eats” program, which provides food delivery from certain restaurants.
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