US probe faults Uber, human error in self-driving car crash

A US investigation into the death of a pedestrian struck by a self-driving Uber car faulted driver inattention along with "inadequate" safety measures implemented by the company.

The Technology 202: Government should do more to regulate self-driving cars, investigators find after Uber death

The laissez-faire testing environment tech companies have enjoyed may be over.

Official: Safety lacking before Uber self-driving car crash

The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says Uber had an ineffective safety culture when one of its autonomous test vehicles ran down and killed a pedestrian last year in Tempe, ...

The world’s first robot car death was the result of human error — and it can happen again

On November 20th, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the results of its investigation into the 2018 fatal Uber crash in Tempe, Arizona, which was widely believed ...

NTSB blames human error in fatal Uber collision with pedestrian

Specifically, the NTSB said the immediate cause of the accident was the failure of the Uber safety driver to adequately monitor the road. In a video later released by police, the safety driver ...

Amazon confirms police can keep Ring doorbell videos forever

Video doorbell company Ring is facing heat from lawmakers and privacy advocates after it revealed authorities are able to keep homeowners' videos forever, and can share them with ...

NTSB blames Uber’s 'inadequate safety culture' for self-driving fatality

The NTSB has lambasted Uber's "inadequate safety culture" and "lack of risk assessment mechanisms" before its self-driving fatality. In March 2018, an autonomous ...

Uber, distracted backup driver cited by NTSB in fatal self-driving crash

A U.S. safety agency on Tuesday faulted Uber for inadequate attention to safety and decisions in the company's autonomous vehicle development in an investigation into the first-ever death involving ...

Uber driver mostly to blame for fatal self-driving crash, NTSB finds

A federal safety board identified several other contributory causes in its final report, including Arizona's lax oversight of autonomous car testing.       

Feds blame distracted test driver in Uber self-driving car death

A federal investigation into a fatal crash involving an Uber self-driving car concluded the probable cause was a safety driver distracted by their phone. The National Transportation Safety Board ...

Uber is at fault for fatal self-driving crash, but it’s not alone

Image: ABC 15 Federal investigators split the blame for the fatal Uber self-driving crash between the ride-hailing company, the safety driver in the vehicle, the victim, and the ...

Uber's distracted safety driver at fault for fatal self-driving car crash, investigators say - CNET

The National Transportation Safety Board issues its findings on what went wrong in the autonomous vehicle accident that led to the death of a pedestrian in Arizona.

NTSB cites Uber, distracted backup driver in fatal self-driving crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday took Uber to task for what it said were weaknesses in its approach to safety as it laid out its findings in the investigation ...

U.S. safety board chair criticizes Uber for 2018 fatal self-driving crash

The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday criticized Uber Technologies Inc for its "ineffective safety culture" at the time of a March 2018 fatal self-driving ...

U.S. Senate to hold November 20 hearing on testing, deployment of self-driving cars

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov. 20 hearing on the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles that will include top U.S. safety officials, as Congress has struggled to ...

Uber safety policies were 'inadequate', says watchdog investigating self-driving car death