Posted on Sep 22, 2020
Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona
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The driver behind the wheel of an autonomous Uber car that fatally struck an Arizona woman has been charged with negligent homicide.
Rafaela Vasquez, 46, appeared in court on Tuesday in Maricopa County, Ariz. She pleaded not guilty to the charge, NPR member station KJZZ reports, and has been released with an ankle monitor.
Her trial is set for Feb. 21, The Associated Press reports.
The fatal crash occurred in March 2018. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was walking a bicycle across the road at night when she was fatally struck by a Volvo SUV outfitted with an Uber self-driving system. Vasquez was behind the wheel, as the operator of the vehicle, but the car was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.
Rafaela Vasquez, 46, appeared in court on Tuesday in Maricopa County, Ariz. She pleaded not guilty to the charge, NPR member station KJZZ reports, and has been released with an ankle monitor.
Her trial is set for Feb. 21, The Associated Press reports.
The fatal crash occurred in March 2018. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was walking a bicycle across the road at night when she was fatally struck by a Volvo SUV outfitted with an Uber self-driving system. Vasquez was behind the wheel, as the operator of the vehicle, but the car was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.
Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona
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