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Lior Ron, the cofounder of Uber’s self-driving car project, is leaving the company, reports CNBC.
His departure would come after one of Uber’s self-driving cars was involved in a fatal crash, believed to be the first time an autonomous vehicle has killed a pedestrian.
It’s not known if his reported departure is related to the accident.
Lior Ron, the cofounder of Uber’s self-driving car project, is leaving the company, according to a new report from CNBC citing an unnamed source.
The alleged departure comes in the wake of a fatal crash involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars — believed to be the first time an autonomous vehicle has killed a pedestrian.
Since then, there has been heightened scrutiny of the safety track record of the self-driving car unit, and questions have been raised over whether the vehicle’s sensors should have been able to detect and avoid the pedestrian.
Ron left Google to cofound Otto — a self-driving trucking startup — in 2016, which was acquired by Uber.
It’s not immediately clear whether Ron’s reported departure is directly related to the death.
An Uber spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This story is developing…