Uber Technologies

1 documented case

2018

NTSB system data playback from the Tempe crash showing the vehicle's detected path and the moment 1.

Uber test SUV killed a Tempe pedestrian after never classifying her as a person

18 Mar 2018

An Uber Advanced Technologies Group test vehicle in autonomous mode struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona on 18 March 2018 after its software detected her 5.6 seconds ahead but never classified her as a person and withheld emergency braking.

KBR-20180318-INC-A01

Severe79

Uber Advanced Technologies Group, Arizona Department of Transportation, Bruce Landsberg, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Severity distribution

Minor0

Moderate0

Elevated0

Severe1

Critical0

Incidents by severity band for Uber Technologies
Severity band	Incidents
Minor	0
Moderate	0
Elevated	0
Severe	1
Critical	0

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