Uber self-driving car runs red light in San Francisco

An Uber self-driving car was caught running a red light at moderate speed in San Francisco, prompting serious criticism of the company . Given Uber self-driving vehicles have drivers and engineers as backups at the wheel of the car, it was unclear why nobody hit the brakes. The incident raised concerns about the safety of Uber’s autonomous technology and led to a setback for Uber’s self-driving car programme. Prior to this, the programme had already been struggling, with reports suggesting that Uber rushed to launch new programmes, modified its safety operations and failed to hit goals . The company was also criticised for taking shortcuts and rushing to get its self-driving cars on the road . ➕ December 2016. California Attorney General Kamala Harris demanded Uber cease its self-driving car pilot programme until the company file d for a permit to test its cars on state roads. ➕ December 2016. California's Department of Motor Vehicles announc ed it was revoking the registrations of 16 Uber cars as they had not been properly marked as test vehicles. System 🤖 Operator: Uber Developer: Uber Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Self-driving system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety

Date it happened

2016-12-01

Organisation involved

Uber

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