Sentences with phrase «first pedestrian death»

It is a sign of China's strong support for the industry in the wake of the first pedestrian death from an autonomous Uber vehicle in the US.

It is believed to be the first pedestrian death caused by a self - driving car.

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The incident is the first of its kind, and the first reported death of a pedestrian caused by an autonomous vehicle.

It has succeeded in cutting pedestrian deaths almost in half, from 83 in the first six months of 2013 to 48 in the same period this year.

19 March 2018 A self - driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle.

While this is the first time a pedestrian has been hit and killed by a vehicle being driven autonomously, it's not the first death attributable to a vehicle being driven by a computer.

Toyota Motor Corp and chipmaker Nvidia Corp have also suspended self - driving testing on public roads, as they and others await the results of investigations into the Tempe accident, believed to be the first death of a pedestrian struck by a self - driving vehicle.

The car was in autonomous mode when it struck the victim, and it is the first known pedestrian death involving a self - driving car.

While the March 18 incident was the first pedestrian fatality involving a self - driving car, it's not the first death involving an autonomous vehicle.

Elaine Herzberg's death, the first involving a pedestrian and a self - driving car, represents a watershed moment for autonomous vehicle technology