Experts: Video Shows Uber System Had Time To Brake
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Two experts have viewed video of a deadly self-driving vehicle crash in suburban Phoenix and say the Uber SUV's laser and radar sensors should have spotted the victim and her bicycle and braked.
The video released Wednesday by Tempe police shows 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg walking onto the roadway from a darkened area and stopping the moment before she was struck.
Sunday night's crash in Tempe was the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle.
Experts say it appears there was enough time and distance to avoid the collision.
It also appears from the video that the human backup driver is looking down and is surprised when the Uber vehicle hits Herzberg.
