Uber seeks to summarize self-driving tests in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc. said Friday it has asked for a free trial of self-driving testing.

The company is reporting to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which it will be able to rely on.

Uber has been testing its mode in public streets.

In June, police in Tempe, Arizona, said a back-up driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on his phone. street, deeming the crash that rocked the nascent industry "entirely avoidable."

The crash was the first-ever death of a self-driving vehicle and was seen as a significant setback for the industry.

Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement Friday the company "will be back on the road when we've implemented implemented processes."

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In July, Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation said it would be issuing new guidelines.

Uber said that it will not be possible to send a letter of approval.

Alphabet Inc's Waymo (GOOGL.Othis year, while General Motors Co (GM.Nis on track to roll out a similar service next year with vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals.

The Uber crash raised significant questions about the performance of Uber's software.

Uber said: "Overall software system design." Uber said in a report released Friday the vehicle had improved "system latency. We are now able to detect objects and actors sooner and execute safe reactions faster. "

The National Transportation Safety Board said in May the Uber registered observations of the pedestrian about six seconds before impact, but the system did not determine that emergency braking was needed until 1.3 seconds before impact.

The NTSB said the vehicle was registered on the road as a whole, then a vehicle and lastly a bicycle.

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Uber said it has a new approach to dealing with self-driving system management. Uber said to be sure of something in its view of the software is now more likely to be successful.

The NTSB also said that it has become an important factor in the world of Volvo XC90.

Uber said Friday that braking is now active when it is testing on public roads. It also filed a voluntary safety assessment with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its self-driving efforts and made public a report from an outside law firm that reviewed the safety culture at Uber.

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