If Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Safer Than Human Drivers, They Shouldn’t Be on Public Streets

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By Angie SchmittMar 20, 2018, 1:51 pm695 ptsHot
More details are emerging about how an Uber self-driving car struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, raising red flags about the testing of autonomous vehicles on city streets. Tempe police rushed to absolve Uber since the victim, Elaine Herzberg, was outside a crosswalk, according to the Phoenix New…

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