The RAC Intellibus operating in South Perth
Police said the vehicle, a Volvo XC90, was operating in autonomous mode and traveling at 40 miles per hour at the time of the collision.
Documents obtained by The New York Times suggest Uber's self-driving vehicle project may be years behind apparent industry leader Waymo. Neither the vehicle nor the driver apparently attempted to brake for the pedestrian. She later died from her injuries.
But crucially, safety experts have raised questions as to why the auto didn't spot the pedestrian and stop anyway as the vehicle shouldn't need its lights to recognise a hazard in the road. She said that the overall function of the self-driving system was the responsibility of Uber Technologies Inc.
"What this says is that the technology (behind self-driving cars) is obviously not ready to be deployed in a safe way on our public roadways", Sanguinetti said. According to Daily Mail, the safety driver was not a professional driver and has a history of driving offences. "This is a catastrophic failure that happened with Uber's technology".
"Our cars remain grounded, and we're assisting local, state and federal authorities in any way we can".
Harden's 27 help Rockets sail past Pelicans 114-91
Eric Gordon added 19 points, while Gerald Green and Ryan Anderson combined for 30 points off the Houston bench. Memphis, which lost its fourth straight, was stymied by converting only 5 of 29 shots from outside the arc.
Utah State Women's Tennis Sweeps Montana, 7-0
Kercheval said Eastern Kentucky is a very good and consistent team, but he is confident that the Panthers are not that far behind. Two other Panthers came decently close to winning a set and taking their respective matches to a third set.
Area roundup: Whitworth softball sweeps doubleheader, runs win streak to eight
A two out single from A Cordell extended the inning before Ashley Hardin deposited a double down the right field line. On the mound, Rochester's Delaney Glazer got the start and didn't allow an earned run in 2 ⅓ innings of work.
The fall-out from the accident may stall the testing and development of self-driving vehicles.
One of Uber's self-driving vehicles outside the company's facility in Pittsburgh.
Waymo chief executive John Krafcik has claimed his company's fleet of autonomous prototype vehicles would have effectively handled the jaywalking scenario that led to Uber's fatal accident last week in Tempe, Arizona.
He called self-driving cars a critical technology that has the potential to provide extensive benefits, including improved vehicular and pedestrian safety "but that's only true if it's done right, with safety first, and not rushed".
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