{"id":2386,"date":"2018-03-21T19:38:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T19:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/uber-suspends-self-driving-tests-after-pedestrian-killed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:48:29","slug":"uber-suspends-self-driving-tests-after-pedestrian-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/uber-suspends-self-driving-tests-after-pedestrian-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Suspends Self-Driving Tests After Pedestrian Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uber has shelved its self-driving vehicle program, including a pilot in Toronto, after one of its test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz. The accident marks the first known death of a pedestrian hit by an autonomous vehicle on public roads, according to media.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, Uber suspended testing of its autonomous cars in Tempe, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased woman was crossing the street outside a designated crosswalk at approximately 10 p.m. on March 18 when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/86855500\/incontent01_0\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none;\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/86855500\/incontent01_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe> As is standard practice when testing autonomous vehicles, the Uber car was in autonomous drive mode, but there was a human safety driver behind the wheel when it hit the woman, according to reports. There were no passengers in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Uber issued a statement that the company is \u00ab\u00a0fully cooperating with local authorities.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber has shelved its self-driving vehicle program, including a pilot in Toronto, after one of its test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz. 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