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After a fatal accident in Arizona (USA), the company had suspended testing.
Uber had to suspend his autonomous driving program in March 2018, after an accident that caused the death of one person.
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July 25, 2018, 06:47 AM.
Uber autonomous cars return to the street for the first time after the accident that caused one of their vehicles in March of this year, Arizona (USA) and ended with the life of A woman.
Although the company has informed that it is taking the first step to resume its autonomous vehicle program, units that will return to the street for the time being will be in "manual mode", c & # 39; ie with a driver behind the wheel
"We start with cars in manual mode, with a driving specialist controlling the vehicle at all times," said Uber in a release on the relaunch in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). " Although we are looking forward to testing our autonomous vehicle system we see that manual handling is an important first step to have protection," adds the company.
Uber collect information in different scenarios that will be recreated in virtual simulations, and also develop more accurate mapping for vehicles.
During the fatal accident, the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSB) reported in a preliminary report in May that the car's sensors had detected the woman (who was walking) six seconds before the accident but had failed to activate the emergency brakes.
The NTSB then explained that Uber engineers had disabled this automatic braking system to "reduce the possibility of erratic behavior on the part of the vehicle" . The woman was wearing dark clothes and was riding a bicycle without lights when she was crossing a section of the road without turning it on.
In new tests at Pittsburgh, Uber said, vehicles will have a driving monitoring system to "make sure the specialists stay tuned behind the wheel . " The system will send an audible alert when it detects that the driver is inattentive. Uber said that their shockproof systems will remain activated during manual operation, activating the emergency brake in case of possible accident
WITH AFP
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