Category: self driving

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

Post author By Randall
Post date November 20, 2019
Categories In arizona, atg, fatality, gear, ntsb, self driving, Tech, Transportation, Uber

[ad_1] According to the NTSB’s findings, the Uber vehicle detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash, but did not identify them as a pedestrian. “Had the operator been attentive,” it added, they would “likely have had enough time to detect and react to” the events, potentially avoiding disaster. Compounding the issue was that Uber’s self-driving […]

Waymo’s fully-automated shuttles are picking up riders around Phoenix

Post author By Randall
Post date October 28, 2019
Categories In autonomous, business, driverless, gear, john krafcik, phoenix, rider only, ridesharing, Robots, self driving, self driving trucks, service, services, taxi, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, waymo

[ad_1] At the beginning of the month, Waymo said it was close to offering autonomous rides with no backup driver. This announcement suggests that it’s plans are on schedule. Unfortunately, Waymo has not confirmed when it will open the driverless rides to all customers in Phoenix, and users who have signed up for the service […]