Uber has suspended its trial of self-driving vehicles after one ended up on its side following a crash in Arizona.
It is unclear whether either of the engineers who were in the Volvo 4x4 car when the crash happened in Tempe was in control of the vehicle, or whether it was in autonomous mode, reports the Guardian.
Police spokeswoman Josie Montenegro said: “There was a person behind the wheel.
“It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision.”
She said that the crash took place because a motorist in another car had not yielded to the Uber car at a left turn. No-one sustained serious injury in the incident.
The ride-hailing business has been trialling self-driving vehicles in California and Pennsylvania as well as Arizona, but has suspended such activities in all three states while it investigates what went wrong.
It’s not the first time the company’s trial of self-driving vehicles has been in the news due to safety concerns.
In December, cycling campaigner Brian Wiedenmeier attended a demonstration of Uber’s autonomous vehicle in San Francisco and said he twice saw it make an “unsafe right-hook-style turn through a bike lane.”
Despite the issue being pointed out to it, Uber still pressed ahead with a trial on public roads, where another of its self-driving vehicles failed to stop at a red light.
> Uber self-driving cars making unsafe turns across cycle lanes – and firm knew before launching live trial
The company has also seen the departure of a number of executives including president Jeff Jones in the past few weeks and is also been under fire due to employment practices and business ethics.
Earlier this month, footage emerged of a Nissan car making a close pass on a cyclist in London as it was being tested in driverless mode.
> Video: Nissan driverless car in cyclist close pass
exactly, thats my issue, how does knowing the speed, then change the perspective of a close pass ?...
On the subject of value, it's also worth mentioning the discount available through Cycling UK and British Cycling? I also spotted 10% off at...
We've saved them multiple times with Kick Starters. Shame. Edit: tense.
Or the congregation reads the news and does not like all the stories about ignored abuse by senior members of the church.
Kask remains sexier. And their prices, whilst high, are not as over the top as these.
> Are the ASO, basically saying it didn't happen The authority is the UCI. ASO was only the race organiser.
I remember this being released and thinking it was definitely the future. I built my own kludgy, much cheaper equivalent in 2013....
I have a Grand Prix appointment next week anyway, so I may decide to discuss this with them instead of what I'd booked it for...
Come with me to Brockenhurst, New Forest. It has a train station and a bike shop and in the summer season the area attracts visitors, many of whom...
Oi mate