Safety driver charged with homicide in fatal 2018 Uber self-driving car crash

Filed under: Auto News,Technology,Government/Legal,Emerging Technologies,Autonomous The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Rafael Vasquez, age 46, who is also known as Rafaela, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday after being charged in the death of Elaine Herzberg on Aug. 27, court records show. Herzberg died after she was struck while walking a bicycle across a street at night.Continue reading Safety driver charged with homicide in fatal 2018 Uber self-driving car crash Safety driver charged with homicide in fatal 2018 Uber self-driving car crash originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Sep 4020 08:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments