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Police in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday released a vehicle video that shows a collision between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian in a fatal accident.
The video shows the victim, Elaine Herzberg, walking a bicycle across a street moments before an Uber self-driving SUV struck and killed her.
“No determination has been made” regarding what specifically led to the deadly accident, Sgt. Ron Elcock told this news organization Wednesday.
The video’s exterior camera angle shows the pedestrian had crossed one of the lanes of the street prior to the accident, and had just emerged from shadows a moment before she was struck.
The interior view of the video discloses the human safety rider looking down and then glancing up an instant before the fatal collision with a startled look on her face.
San Francisco-based Uber has suspended tests on its self-driving cars in the wake of the fatal crash.
“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We’re fully cooperating with Tempe police and local authorities as they investigate this incident,” Uber said on its Twitter news account.
The probe isn’t likely to be over in the immediate future, police believe.
“This is a lengthy investigation,” Sgt. Elcock said. “Nobody has made any determination as to what they think happened here.”
The dizzying pace of breakthroughs in technology can make police work more complex.
“The reason investigations can be more challenging is because of the technology involved,” Sgt. Elcock said. “The tech has to be investigated. That takes more time than a conventional vehicle being controlled by a person.”
