A Fatal Accident
In an incredibly unfortunate self-driving accident, a pedestrian pushing a bicycle across the road was struck and killed in 2018 by a self-driving Uber. The accident happened in Tempe, Arizona, and while the Uber (which was a Volvo) was self-driving at the time, there was someone in the driver’s seat acting as the car’s human backup driver. BBC News reported that the driver was watching an episode of The Voice on her phone when the accident happened, citing a police report.
