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Driver Of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Was Watching Hulu Before Crash

Ubergizmo - Sun 24 Jun 18

Like other companies that are testing their self-driving cars on public roads, Uber also has a human safety driver behind the wheel at all times. One of the company’s autonomous cars ...

Uber Driver in Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Was Streaming Hulu

Extremetech - Fri 22 Jun 18

After collecting records in the course of its investigation, the police department now believes the driver was watching Hulu instead of paying attention to the road at the time of the incident. The ...

Uber car's 'safety' driver streamed TV show before fatal crash: police

Reuters Technology - Fri 22 Jun 18

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber car in Tempe, Arizona, was streaming a television show on her phone until about the time of a fatal ...

Uber safety driver of fatal self-driving crash was watching Hulu, not the road

TechCrunch - Fri 22 Jun 18

A safety driver operating an Uber self-driving vehicle looked down at a phone that was streaming The Voice on Hulu 204 times during a 43-minute test drive that ended when pedestrian Elaine Herzberg ...

Police say Uber safety driver in fatal collision was watching Hulu at time of impact

Techspot - Fri 22 Jun 18

In it, police point to evidence suggesting the human safety driver, Rafaela Vasquez, had been distracted by streaming video on her phone. Had she been doing her job, the crash could have been ...

Uber driver was streaming Hulu just before fatal self-driving crash

Engadget - Fri 22 Jun 18

Late yesterday, the Tempe Police Department released a 318-page report on the self-driving accident in which an Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian. The report shows that the ...

Police: Uber driver was streaming Hulu just before fatal self-driving car crash

Ars Technica - Fri 22 Jun 18

Report says driver looked down for more than six minutes of the 22-minute trip.

Safety driver of fatal self-driving Uber crash was reportedly watching Hulu at time of accident

The Verge - Fri 22 Jun 18

Police in Tempe, Arizona, have released a new report regarding Uber’s fatal self-driving car crash last March, which reveals that the safety driver Rafaela Vasquez was streaming ...

Report: Driver in autonomous Uber was watching 'The Voice' moments before fatal Tempe crash

USA today - Fri 22 Jun 18

New video, photos and police records shed new light on the March crash in which an autonomous Uber vehicle hit and killed a woman in Tempe.        

'Driver' of autonomous Uber was watching Hulu during crash - Roadshow

CNET Cutting Edge - Fri 22 Jun 18

Rafaela Vasquez, the assigned driver of Uber's prototype, self-driving XC90, now faces charges of vehicular manslaughter for driving while distracted.

Arizona Uber crash driver was 'watching TV'

BBC Technology - Fri 22 Jun 18

The police report suggests the safety operator was streaming The Voice just before a fatal collision.

Driver was streaming The Voice when Uber self-driving car crashed, say police

The Guardian - Fri 22 Jun 18

Rafaela Vasquez looked up half a second before Arizona crash that killed woman, report saysThe “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that hit and killed a pedestrian was ...

Uber driver was streaming Hulu show just before self-driving car crash: police report

Reuters Technology - Fri 22 Jun 18

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the "safety" driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone ...

Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Uber Crash Was Distracted

Voice of America - Fri 22 Jun 18

The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix, ...

Police say driver of autonomous Uber was watching Hulu right before fatal crash

Fastcompany Tech - Fri 22 Jun 18

The safety driver’s Hulu account was reportedly streaming The Voice. Arizona police have revealed that the safety driver behind the wheel of the autonomous Uber involved in the fatal ...