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self-driving car
Who’s at Fault?
June 15, 2018 Adam Campbell, Senior Associate, Human Factors, -30- Forensic EngineeringA guide for assessing the liability of machine drivers when they don’t live up to the standards of human drivers.
Uber reaches settlement in autonomous vehicle fatality
April 2, 2018 The Associated PressPHOENIX – The family of an Arizona woman killed when struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle apparently has reached a settlement with the company. Cristina Perez Hesano, an attorney for the daughter and husband of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, disclosed no…
Uber crash exposes flaws in autonomous vehicle technology
March 23, 2018 Melissa Daniels and Bob Christie - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPHOENIX – Video of a fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that some experts say exposes flaws in autonomous vehicle technology is prompting calls to slow down testing on public roads and renewing concerns about regulatory readiness. The…
Deadly crash raises questions about Uber self-driving system
March 22, 2018 Tom Krisher and Jacques Billeaud – THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTEMPE, Ariz. – Video of a deadly self-driving vehicle crash in suburban Phoenix shows a pedestrian walking from a darkened area onto a street just moments before an Uber SUV strikes her. The lights on the SUV didn’t illuminate 49-year-old…
Uber suspends testing of automated cars after pedestrian killed
March 19, 2018 by David GambrillUber has suspended all testing of its self-driving cars after an Uber car in autonomous mode reportedly struck and killed a woman in Phoenix, Arizona. Uber suspended its testing of autonomous vehicles in Toronto, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Arizona after a…
Google’s Waymo rolls out autonomous vans without human drivers
November 8, 2017 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat. The move by Waymo started…
BlackBerry QNX self-driving car hits the road in the first Canadian street test
October 13, 2017 Craig Wong - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – A BlackBerry QNX-equipped self-driving car hit the road in suburban Ottawa Thursday in what was billed as the first on-street test of an autonomous vehicle in Canada. The grey Lincoln MKZ pulled away with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson,…
Uber resumes self-driving car program after brief suspension
March 27, 2017 The Associated PressNEW YORK – Uber says it is resuming its self-driving car program in Arizona and Pittsburgh after it was suspended following a crash over the weekend. The company had also grounded self-driving cars in San Francisco over the weekend but…
Self-driving car prototypes need less human help, data show
February 2, 2017 Justin Pritchard - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES – Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public Wednesday by California transportation regulators. The data reflect safety-related incidents reported by…
Self-driving cars go public; Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh
August 19, 2016 Justin Pritchard and Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSAN FRANCISCO – The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to…
In first-of-its kind collaboration, Google to integrate self-driving technology into 2017 Chrysler minivan
May 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFor the first time, Google has announced that it will work directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving system, including sensors and software, into a passenger vehicle. Earlier this week, Google said that it will integrate its self-driving technology…
Experts caution self-driving cars aren’t ready for roads
April 11, 2016 Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – Self-driving cars are more likely to hurt than help public safety because of unsolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the government Friday, countering a push by innovators to speed government approval. Even a trade association for…