Uber self-driving death may have been due to lidar blind spot

Uber self-driving death may have been due to lidar blind spot

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/28/uber_selfdriving_death_may_have_been_due_to_lidar_blind_spot/

The death of a pedestrian in Arizona by an Uber self-driving car may have been the result of a blind spot caused by the use of a single lidar sensor on the roof.

In 2016, Uber decided to shift from using Ford Fusion cars to Volvo XC90s for its self-driving car program.

Uber self-driving death may have been due to lidar blind spot

Mar 28, 2018, 8:16pm UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/28/uber_selfdriving_death_may_have_been_due_to_lidar_blind_spot/ >The death of a pedestrian in Arizona by an Uber self-driving car may have been the result of a blind spot caused by the use of a single lidar sensor on the roof. >In 2016, Uber decided to shift from using Ford Fusion cars to Volvo XC90s for its self-driving car program.