{"id":21051,"date":"2019-11-07T19:57:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T03:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/feds-say-self-driving-uber-suv-did-not-recognize-jaywalking-pedestrian-in-fatal-crash\/"},"modified":"2019-11-07T19:57:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T03:57:31","slug":"feds-say-self-driving-uber-suv-did-not-recognize-jaywalking-pedestrian-in-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/feds-say-self-driving-uber-suv-did-not-recognize-jaywalking-pedestrian-in-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Say Self-Driving Uber SUV Did Not Recognize Jaywalking Pedestrian In Fatal Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The self-driving Uber SUV involved in a fatal crash that killed a Tempe, Ariz., woman last year did not recognize her as a jaywalking pedestrian and its braking system was not designed to avoid an imminent collision, according to a federal report<\/a> released this week.<\/p>\n

The conclusions by the National Transportation Safety Board were published ahead of a Nov. 19 meeting in Washington, D.C., called to discuss the cause of the crash and safety recommendations.<\/p>\n

The self-driving vehicle struck and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg on March 18, 2018, as she was walking across the street with her bicycle outside of a crosswalk.<\/p>\n

According to the NTSB report, the SUV had “a fusion” of three sensor systems \u2014 radar, lidar and a camera \u2014 designed to detect an object and determine its trajectory. However, the system could not determine whether Herzberg was a pedestrian, vehicle, or bicycle. It also failed to correctly predict her path.<\/p>\n

“The system design did not include a consideration for jaywalking pedestrians,” the report said.<\/p>\n

At 1.2 seconds before the fatal crash, the system identified Herzberg as a bicycle moving into the path of the Uber, but by then it was too late to safely brake and avoid a collision.<\/p>\n