{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/uber-self-driving-car-test-driver-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment-in-pedestrian-death-case/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Uber self-driving car test driver pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death case","slug":"uber-self-driving-car-test-driver-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment-in-pedestrian-death-case","createdLocal":"2023-07-30 14:31:14.505889","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-self-driving-car-test-182754485.html"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>The Uber test driver behind the wheel of one of the company’s self-driving cars, when it hit and killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation Friday, according to officials.\nThe Uber-employed safety driver behind the wheel of the car was meant to monitor the car’s performance and intervene if the autonomous driving software failed, as previously reported by CNN.\nBut the National Transportation Safety Board’s 2019 investigation found that Vasquez was looking away from the road for over a third of the trip.\nThe board concluded that the crash was “avoidable” if the safety driver had been alert and also found that an inadequate safety culture at Uber contributed to the crash.\nThe company’s self-driving software wasn’t designed to expect that pedestrians outside crosswalks may be crossing the street, according to the investigation.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"uber-self-driving-car-test-driver-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment-in-pedestrian-death-case"}}}