Self-Driving Uber Kills Pedestrian in Phoenix—First Reported AV Fatality

Self-Driving Uber Kills Pedestrian in Phoenix—First Reported AV Fatality
This Uber autonomous Volvo is similar to the one involved in the fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona. Wikimedia commons
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A woman crossing a street was struck by an Uber automated vehicle and later died of her injuries at a hospital in Tempe, Arizona, on March 19.

According to Bloomberg Technology, the autonomous vehicle (AV) was part of Uber’s real-world test program and had a human safety driver behind the wheel.