Autonomous Vehicle News
San Francisco, Aug 1: An Uber driver in the US who was involved in the first-ever fatal autonomous crash in 2018 has pleaded guilty to one count of endangerment and was sentenced to three years of probation. The case was the first one involving an autonomous vehicle that killed a person. The US National Transportation Safety Board in 2019 determined that the driver was mostly to blame for the crash. The Uber vehicle was operating at a level of autonomy known as level 3 which means that the vehicle is responsible for all aspects of driving, but still requires an attentive driver. The ride-hailing company is now working with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer trips in autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona.