After fatal crash, will people trust self-driving cars to steer us to a cleaner future?

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By Zoya TeirsteinMar 19, 2018, 4:14 pm369 pts
A driverless car struck a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday night, the first time a self-driving vehicle has killed a pedestrian. The accident was caused by one of Uber’s cars operating in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the helm. According to the Tempe police department, the woman was hit…

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