According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Uber's self-driving car accurately identified pedestrian Elaine Herzberg, 49, as she walked a bicycle across a Tempe, Arizona, road. But Uber had turned off the vehicle's automatic emergency braking, so the SUV did not attempt to brake. Uber's self-driving Volvo SUV, which observed Herzberg six seconds before the crash, didn't know "what" she was at first. Related: Experts say crash video points to Uber's failure to protect pedestriansAt 1.3 seconds before the crash, the self-driving system realized emergency braking was needed to prevent a crash. The self-driving system was not designed to alert Vasquez when emergency braking may be needed.

Source: CNN May 24, 2018 17:37 UTC