Uber self drive car kills pedestrian

madeupname · 19th March 2018, 16:54

..... In Arizona. News just breaking. Trials have been stopped in several US cities.

It was only a matter of time. I feel sad for her family

Darcydog · 19th March 2018, 19:09

Very sad - people have been killed before in crashes involving self driving cars - but this is apparently the first time one has killed a pedestrian.

COLVERT · 19th March 2018, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcydog

Very sad - people have been killed before in crashes involving self driving cars - but this is apparently the first time one has killed a pedestrian.

Was the person on a bicycle in the road. The pic on the tele showed a damaged bike.

Can't understand why driverless cars should be mixed up on the roads with cars with drivers in them or even other road users.---A recipe for disaster as we can now see.

Terrible thing to happen to that poor woman.

stevestrat · 19th March 2018, 19:43

According to CNN she was crossing the road with her bicycle but not actually riding it.

Darcydog · 19th March 2018, 19:45

The article I read in The Independent didn’t mention a bike - it did mention a pedestrian crossing the road.

Also - the Uber car did have a driver but the car was in autonomous mode so he/she was not driving.

jackatesme · 19th March 2018, 22:52

It brings up the question,who gets the blame for this fatal accident.

AndyN01 · 20th March 2018, 06:07

Cue the lawyers.......

rustymotor · 20th March 2018, 06:19

There was a girl 11 years old killed in Manby when a wheel came off a Land Rover how sad.

BaroqueMoon · 20th March 2018, 06:58

Very very sad indeed. Worth noting that on the same day in the Phoenix area 10 pedestrians were killed by human drivers. One by a self driving car (with a human at the wheel) making it 11 for the one day.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...fatality.shtml

macafee2 · 20th March 2018, 07:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by BaroqueMoon

Very very sad indeed. Worth noting that on the same day in the Phoenix area 10 pedestrians were killed by human drivers. One by a self driving car (with a human at the wheel) making it 11 for the one day.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...fatality.shtml

if these were stats, it show driverless is safer for pedestrians

macafee2

19th March 2018, 16:54	#1
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BaroqueMoon Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ballarat Posts: 937 Thanks: 576 Thanked 114 Times in 99 Posts	Very very sad indeed. Worth noting that on the same day in the Phoenix area 10 pedestrians were killed by human drivers. One by a self driving car (with a human at the wheel) making it 11 for the one day. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...fatality.shtml __________________ Love my 75 and it loves me Membership Number 1703 This vehicle was the 82,624th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 6,161st 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 9,755th 75 in White Gold Metallic (code: GMN) to be made out of 12,251 White Gold Metallic 75s

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Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	Very sad - people have been killed before in crashes involving self driving cars - but this is apparently the first time one has killed a pedestrian.

19th March 2018, 19:45	#5
Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	The article I read in The Independent didn’t mention a bike - it did mention a pedestrian crossing the road. Also - the Uber car did have a driver but the car was in autonomous mode so he/she was not driving.

20th March 2018, 06:19	#8
rustymotor Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hull Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 216 Thanked 432 Times in 340 Posts	There was a girl 11 years old killed in Manby when a wheel came off a Land Rover how sad.