Episode 44: Autonomous Fatality

Autonomous vehicles - perhaps the biggest AI disruption on the horizon - are back in the news again with a tragic accident in Tempe, Arizona involving Uber and a self-driving test vehicle. The accident occurred during a test when a woman, 49-year old Elaine Herzberg, was struck while crossing the road at night. By all accounts, this shouldn't have happened. What does it mean for Uber and the development of self-driving cars? What's next for the industry and how do we deal with such inevitable tragedies? Links Who’s to Blame When a Driverless Car Has an Accident? Experts break down the self-driving Uber crash Related Episodes Self-Driving Settlement Is Tesla Moving too Fast with Autonomous Driving? Follow us and leave us a rating! iTunes Homepage Twitter @artlyintelly Facebook [email protected]