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Self-driving car kills pedestrian in Arizona

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A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona on March 18, in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle — a crash that could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology.

The fatality in the city of Tempe was what many in the auto and technology industries were dreading but knew was inevitable.

The Volvo hit the 49-year-old woman as she was walking a bicycle. Uber suspended all road-testing of such autos in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. (AP)

自動運転車の試験運転中に死亡事故

米アリゾナ州で配車サービス大手ウーバーの自動運転車が歩行者をはねて死亡させる事故があった。完全自動運転車の事故によって死者が出たのは初めてのことだ。

The Japan Times ST: March 30, 2018