Autonomous Vehicle News
The safety driver behind the wheel of an autonomous Uber that crashed into and killed a pedestrian in 2018 pleaded guilty to one count of endangerment and was sentenced to three years of probation Friday morning. The case is the first involving an autonomous vehicle that killed a person it hit. Autonomous vehicle presence grows in Phoenix, nationallyThe case captivated national attention as the first autonomous vehicle to collide with and kill a pedestrian. The Uber vehicle was operating at a level of autonomy known as level 3. Mercedes-Benz announced in January that it would sell a level 3 autonomous vehicle, where the owner is essentially the safety driver.