Uber’s self-driving vehicle fatality: What you need to know

But Monday’s accident underscored the possible challenges ahead for the promising technology as the cars confront real-world situations involving real people.

Following an incident in which a woman was killed by one of Uber’s autonomous vehicles in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday, the city’s police chief has said that it’s unlikely the auto was at fault.

During that interview in January with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait, Khosrowshahi argued that self driving cars will be safer than human drivers. Though the government sees potential in the technology, many researchers and experts believe that automakers have been rushing to deploy the technology.

In a statement, the NHTSA said that it is “in contact with Uber, Volvo, federal, state and local authorities regarding the incident”. Others, however, argue the regulations don’t go far enough.

“This error affected a small number of drivers and we immediately took corrective action”, Sedlak said. Jim Ananich, the minority leader.

Here’s what you need to know about the crash, Uber’s autonomous vehicle testing, and what’s next. The autonomous SUV had no passengers inside, it crashed Elanie Herzberg, 49-year-old woman. This vehicle, which ended up on its side, was also in self-driving mode bringing into question the hazard-perception decision making capabilities of Uber’s AI components.

Meanwhile the National Transportation Safety Board in the United States tweeted that it is also investigating the crash.

The company settled its year-long legal battle with Waymo over its 2016 purchase of autonomous trucking startup Otto last year, and in early 2017, fought with California regulators over its right to test cars in the state. The bill has passed the House.

The vehicle was traveling at 38 miles per hour in the 35 miles per hour zone and did not appear to begin to brake, nor did the human driver take over manual control to avoid the accident. “What we want to do is see that stop or try to get it preventable”, he said. Hyundai doesn’t look into tech companies’ standards “because they are not mass-producing companies”. Toyota has not indicated when it will resume testing on U.S. roads.

Temple police officers said that the crash, which hit a woman who later died of injuries at a hospital, occurred when the Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel.

Sam Abuelsamid, an analyst for Navigant Research, expects the Arizona crash to slow research. Earlier this month, Arizona governor Doug Ducey updated an executive order to allow for unmanned self-driving auto testing. He said they investigate a self-driving accident differently from an accident between two human drivers. The company says it constantly refines its procedures.