PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.\nInstead of the system, Uber relied on the human backup driver to intervene.\nIt was not the first crash involving an Uber autonomous test vehicle.\nHerzberg’s death was the first involving an autonomous test vehicle but not the first in a car with some self-driving features.\nIn Arizona, the Uber system detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash.
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"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment","slug":"the-backup-driver-in-the-1st-death-by-a-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:59.049128","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.\nInstead of the system, Uber relied on the human backup driver to intervene.\nIt was not the first crash involving an Uber autonomous test vehicle.\nHerzberg’s death was the first involving an autonomous test vehicle but not the first in a car with some self-driving features.\nIn Arizona, the Uber system detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death","slug":"backup-driver-of-an-autonomous-uber-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment-in-pedestrian-death","publishDate":"2023-07-28 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:57.774233","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian deathEnlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/APPHOENIX — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.\nInstead of the system, Uber relied on the human backup driver to intervene.\nIt was not the first crash involving an Uber autonomous test vehicle.\nHerzberg's death was the first involving an autonomous test vehicle but not the first in a car with some self-driving features.\nIn Arizona, the Uber system detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Unions and local tech companies spar over proposed statewide autonomous trucking ban","slug":"unions-and-local-tech-companies-spar-over-proposed-statewide-autonomous-trucking-ban","publishDate":"2023-07-28 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:57.308826","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"“(AV trucks) are a greedy corporation’s dream.\nSo it's convenient to point at humans when (AV trucks) don't have a track record yet,” Di Bene said.\nWorries swirl over companies leaving CaliforniaWith limits on self-driving truck technology proposed specifically in California, AV companies argue that the regulations would harm the state's ability to compete.\n“Today, most states allow our team to deploy our autonomous trucks and deliver value to our freight customers.\nIn California, however, autonomous trucks are currently prohibited on public roads.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Backup driver in 2018 Uber self-driving crash pleads guilty","slug":"backup-driver-in-2018-uber-self-driving-crash-pleads-guilty","publishDate":"2023-07-28 22:12:34+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:56.387381","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Companies Uber Technologies Inc FollowJuly 28 (Reuters) - The backup safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies (UBER.N) test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to probation, prosecutors said.\nThe first recorded death involving a self-driving vehicle prompted significant safety concerns about the nascent autonomous vehicle industry.\nPolice said previously the crash was \"entirely avoidable\" and that Vasquez was streaming \"The Voice\" TV program at the time of the crash.\nIn 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) faulted Vasquez's inactions and Uber for inadequate attention to safety and decisions in the company's autonomous vehicle development.\nIn 2020, Uber announced the sale of its autonomous driving unit to self-driving car startup Aurora for $4 billion.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Arizona driver in fatal autonomous Uber crash in 2018 pleads guilty, sentenced to probation","slug":"arizona-driver-in-fatal-autonomous-uber-crash-in-2018-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-probation","publishDate":"2023-07-28 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:55.347958","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nThe case is the first involving an autonomous vehicle that killed a person it hit.\nAutonomous vehicle presence grows in Phoenix, nationallyThe case captivated national attention as the first autonomous vehicle to collide with and kill a pedestrian.\nThe Uber vehicle was operating at a level of autonomy known as level 3.\nMercedes-Benz announced in January that it would sell a level 3 autonomous vehicle, where the owner is essentially the safety driver.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment","slug":"the-backup-driver-in-the-1st-death-by-a-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment","publishDate":"2023-07-28 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-29 14:30:54.893131","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Jacques Billeaud and Anita SnowAssociated PressPhoenix – The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.\nInstead of the system, Uber relied on the human backup driver to intervene.\nIt was not the first crash involving an Uber autonomous test vehicle.\nHerzberg’s death was the first involving an autonomous test vehicle but not the first in a car with some self-driving features.\nIn Arizona, the Uber system detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash.
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