Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona

[the artist]

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Uber has been testing the self-driving vehicles
By Associated Press
Posted: 1:23 PM, March 19, 2018 Updated: 1:23 PM, March 19, 2018

TEMPE, Ariz. - Police in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian.

Police in the city of Tempe said Monday that the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when the woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.

Sgt. Ronald Elcock says in an email that the accident happened overnight but did not say whether it occurred Sunday night or Monday morning.

The woman died of her injuries at a hospital and her name was not made public.

Uber has been testing the self-driving vehicles in Tempe and Phoenix for months.

Uber says on Twitter that it is “fully cooperating” with the investigation and expressed condolences to the family of the victim.

 

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[sammyjax]

If you wanna make an omelet...

 

[Mt. Yukon]

Some things really don't need to be fully autonomous... Vehicles on the road are 1 of them.

 

[slam]

thats what them greedy fucks get ....

hope the family sue the fuck out of them

 

[thismybgolname]

No way I'm getting in an Uber with no driver.

RIP to the person that lost their life, hopefully the family brings a lawsuit against them that makes them rethink launching this.

 

[TEN]

Some things really don't need to be fully autonomous... Vehicles on the road are 1 of them.

yeah people drive great all by themselves

Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
For the First Nine Months (Jan–Sep) of 2017
Summary
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first nine
months of 2017 shows that an estimated 27,650 people died
in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents a marginal
increase of about 0.1 percent as compared to the 27,618
fatalities that were reported to have occurred in the first
nine months of 2016

preliminary 2016 data
shared Wednesday from the National Safety Council estimates
that as many as 40,000 people died in motor vehicles crashes last year,
a 6% rise from 2015. If those numbers bear out, it would be a 14% increase
in deaths since 2014, the biggest two-year jump in more than five decades.
It also means that 2016 may have been the deadliest year on U.S. roads since 2007, the NSC says.

 

[Amajorfucup]

We will probably never hear much more about this again.

 

[footloose]

uber everywhere

 

[knightmelodic]

What's better, Uber or Lyft? I'll be in S.F. and I ain't tryna drive myself.

And, yeah, I see some applications for self-driving cars but mainly this shit is all about profit. But then, when is it not?

 

[alexw]

Unfortunately tragedy is very much needed in the advancement of technology. Self driving cars are the future and like airplanes each accident will be used to push the tech forward.

 

[Mt. Yukon]

yeah people drive great all by themselves

Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
For the First Nine Months (Jan–Sep) of 2017
Summary
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first nine
months of 2017 shows that an estimated 27,650 people died
in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents a marginal
increase of about 0.1 percent as compared to the 27,618
fatalities that were reported to have occurred in the first
nine months of 2016

preliminary 2016 data
shared Wednesday from the National Safety Council estimates
that as many as 40,000 people died in motor vehicles crashes last year,
a 6% rise from 2015. If those numbers bear out, it would be a 14% increase
in deaths since 2014, the biggest two-year jump in more than five decades.
It also means that 2016 may have been the deadliest year on U.S. roads since 2007, the NSC says.

That's not the point. With the amount of variables, hazards, and traffic... I do not want a car with radar, lidar, gps or whatever the hell else is going to be used as the sources for taking in, analysing, and reacting solely responsible. Shits not like a plane, or ship where you're highly unlikely to see another plane, or ship. There are people, pets, and other vehicles all around and if just 1 hit and kills a kid... Your kid... You trying to hear the rebuttal of "you know people have killed kids too..."

 

[Varis]

how the hell are they even allowed to test them on public roads

 

[alexw]

how the hell are they even allowed to test them on public roads

They've been testing on public roads for at least 5 years now. It's a testament that tech works well.

 

[alexw]

That's not the point. With the amount of variables, hazards, and traffic... I do not want a car with radar, lidar, gps or whatever the hell else is going to be used as the sources for taking in, analysing, and reacting solely responsible. Shits not like a plane, or ship where you're highly unlikely to see another plane, or ship. There are people, pets, and other vehicles all around and if just 1 hit and kills a kid... Your kid... You trying to hear the rebuttal of "you know people have killed kids too..."

Dude there are thousands of planes in the sky when you fly. Hundreds in the area of the plane you're in (exactly like driving). And guess what those planes are mainly flown by cpu

 

[bigjr75]

I dont want to say $hit aint gonna happen but, didn't they say the dearly departed was walking outside of the crosswalk?

 

[Mt. Yukon]

Dude there are thousands of planes in the sky when you fly. Hundreds in the area of the plane you're in (exactly like driving). And guess what those planes are mainly flown by cpu

Thousands compared to tens of thousands, on dedicated little ribbons, with animals, people, and hazards to account for. Boats and planes... the entire sky and ocean to make evasive maneuvresults and theyre not normally close enough to touch each other. Bruh, you're reaching...

 

[alexw]

Thousands compared to tens of thousands, on dedicated little ribbons, with animals, people, and hazards to account for. Boats and planes... the entire sky and ocean to make evasive maneuvresults and theyre not normally close enough to touch each other. Bruh, you're reaching...

You need to study airlines some more before you began your gross generalizations. Those planes at their rate of speeds are very close to each other. There is a reason you need air traffic control. And again the same computers that are controlling these cars are the ones that keep these planes from crashing into your "dedicated ribbons, with animals, people, and other hazards"

 

[TEN]

That's not the point. With the amount of variables, hazards, and traffic... I do not want a car with radar, lidar, gps or whatever the hell else is going to be used as the sources for taking in, analysing, and reacting solely responsible. Shits not like a plane, or ship where you're highly unlikely to see another plane, or ship. There are people, pets, and other vehicles all around and if just 1 hit and kills a kid... Your kid... You trying to hear the rebuttal of "you know people have killed kids too..."

not trying to argue about killing kids with you, fam. I'm merely pointing out both sides.

 

[DirtyCake]

Unfortunately tragedy is very much needed in the advancement of technology. Self driving cars are the future and like airplanes each accident will be used to push the tech forward.

True but would you get in a self flying airplane? I know I wouldn’t or a self driving car fuck all this shit

 

[sammyjax]

You need to study airlines some more before you began your gross generalizations. Those planes at their rate of speeds are very close to each other. There is a reason you need air traffic control. And again the same computers that are controlling these cars are the ones that keep these planes from crashing into your "dedicated ribbons, with animals, people, and other hazards"

By the numbers, automated ground transport casualties will neeeeeeeever catch up to human piloted stats.

People will have difficulty adjusting and every bump in the road (bad pun) will be a "see we told you so" moment, no matter what the statistics bear out, until people get used to the technology.

 

[Deezz]

I will say this a million times! Self driving cars will never exist! There are too many variables that computers and cameras can not calculate in enough time to save lives.

There will be law firms dedicated to suing the shit out of any manufacturer that decides to put out autonomous vehicles.

 

[alexw]

True but would you get in a self flying airplane? I know I wouldn’t or a self driving car fuck all this shit

You get into a self flying plane everytime you fly bro.

 

[jivanbrahman]

The sad part is there was a driver behind the wheel too....

 

[futureshock]

how the hell are they even allowed to test them on public roads

Uber’s self-driving big rigs are already traveling across Arizona


This is also a recipe for disaster.
Driverless TRUCKS mixed with Atlanta roads, traffic and idiot drivers.


Waymo’s self-driving trucks will arrive on Georgia roads next week
By Peter Holley
March 9

Waymo plans to launch a new fleet of autonomous trucks next week in Atlanta. The big rigs will deliver cargo to Google’s data centers. (Courtesy of Waymo)


The race to control the future of self-driving trucking just got even more competitive.

Beginning next week, Waymo — formerly known as Google’s self-driving car project — will roll out a pilot program in Atlanta where the company’s technology will power Peterbilt Class 8 trucks to carry cargo bound for Google’s data centers, the company announced Friday.

The company’s engineers have been testing self-driving trucks in California and Arizona, the same state where a fleet of 600 autonomous Waymo taxis has been on the roads without a human driver since November, the company said in a blog post.

“Our software is learning to drive big rigs in much the same way a human driver would after years of driving passenger cars,” Waymo said in the post. “The principles are the same, but things like braking, turning, and blind spots are different with a fully-loaded truck and trailer.”

The company said its self-driving trucks rely on the same sensors as its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Unlike the minivans, Waymo said its trucks will have highly trained drivers in the cabs to monitor systems and take control if needed.

Waymo’s news is the latest in a series of recent announcements that reveal the increasing speed at which self-driving vehicles — including cars, taxis and trucks — are appearing on American roads.

This video shows a Waymo self-driving minivan going on a test drive at a facility outside of San Francisco. (Waymo)

This week Uber revealed the company has begun transporting freight across Arizona using automated big rigs. A Florida start-up called Starsky Robotics intends to make driverless deliveries in the company’s trucks by the end of 2018, according to Wired.

Not to be outshone, a start-up called Embark recently drove an automated truck across the country without a driver, completing a 2,400-mile journey from California to Florida.

[ Here’s what it’s like to ride in Waymo’s self-driving van ]

Though critics worry autonomous transportation will displace jobs, transportation companies point to a trucking labor shortage over the past decade as evidence the high-tech big rigs are a necessity. That shortage hit roughly 45,000 truck drivers in 2015 and was expected to climb higher in 2017, according to a recent report published by the American Trucking Association.


“There are many reasons for the current driver shortage, but one of the largest factors is the relatively high average age of the existing workforce. According to surveys by ATA, the average driver age in the for-hire over-the-road truckload industry is 49.”

The changes are being driven by a desire for greater safety. More than 4,000 people were killed, and 116,000 others injured in accidents involving large trucks in 2015, the most recent year statistics were available, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“Trucking is a vital part of the American economy,” Waymo’s statement said, “and we believe self-driving technology has the potential to make this sector safer and even stronger.”

 

[DirtyCake]

You get into a self flying plane everytime you fly bro.

I meant no one “monitoring”the plane like those self driving cars

 

[Adam Knows]

thats what them greedy fucks get ....

hope the family sue the fuck out of them

oh u know that's goinna happen without question.

 

[alexw]

I meant no one “monitoring”the plane like those self driving cars

Bro you still monitor self driving cars yourself. It's should also be noted that this accident was the first time a self driving car has ever hit anything on its own. Out of the millions of test miles all of the accidents have been caused by other drivers. The facts is this, when you take the human element away the roads become much safer.

 

[gene cisco]

I dont want to say $hit aint gonna happen but, didn't they say the dearly departed was walking outside of the crosswalk?

Exactly. That should be the fucking headline. Probably was texting. I see far too many people oblivious to their surroundings. These self-driving cars are going to have to learn just how fucking stupid people can be. It's going to take time to teach that people will just jump out in front of cars while distracted by other shit.

 

[alexw]

Exactly. That should be the fucking headline. Probably was texting. I see far too many people oblivious to their surroundings. These self-driving cars are going to have to learn just how fucking stupid people can be. It's going to take time to teach that people will just jump out in front of cars while distracted by other shit.

Yep exactly. Plus the person in the car is supposed to take over if there is any sense of danger. I wonder what that fool was doing too?

 

[DirtyCake]

Yep exactly. Plus the person in the car is supposed to take over if there is any sense of danger. I wonder what that fool was doing too?

I don’t trust no self driving car bruh sorry. If that shit glitches like it did it can be a massacre

 

[dbrizzz]

Yeah, this won't be viable for many years to come. Hey Artis, who is THAT in your sig? Please send me a link to more photos

 

[ViCiouS]

You get into a self flying plane everytime you fly bro.

very inaccurate

autopilot ain't dodging mountains or other planes, and doesn't adjust for air traffic control instructions either

 

[4 Dimensional]

Being hit my a self driving car and dying isn't one of the ways I want to checkout.

 

[alexw]

very inaccurate

autopilot ain't dodging mountains or other planes, and doesn't adjust for air traffic control instructions either

theres mountains at 35000 ft?
nevermind man, you win