The NTSB said that Uber was involved in 37 accidents before the fatal accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident that occurred in the March 2018 occurred in Tempe in the US state of Arizona. A woman was caught by a Uber test car and killed. There will be a hearing on this on 19 November.
As the authority NTSB now announced was About previously involved in 37 more accidents. These occurred between September 2016 and March 2018. In 33 cases, a road user started on an Uber car. In the other four cases, Uber vehicles were actively involved in the accidents.
In one case, a test vehicle drove on a bollard, but was bent over and thus stood on the roadway of the car. In another case, the safety driver took the wheel to avoid an accident. The driver dodged and hit a parked car.
Uber said that they regret the accident in Tempe and that measures have been taken to prevent it. In addition, one was Commission used to take care of it. The accident led, especially in the US, to a discussion about the safety of the technology and the tests. Tests were suspended and Uber lost his test License in Arizona and extended not for California.
According to the NTSB, Uber has replayed the accident with new software and would have been able to react faster. Uber was acquitted of the blame for the accident in March of this year. The security driver was distracted and had caused the accident. She looked at the casting show on her smartphone “The Voice“Instead of paying attention to traffic.
Just before the fatal accident, an Uber warned Employee before the test procedure at Uber. Robbie Millerhis name also admonished the entire industry.
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