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March 24, 2018 01:08 am GMT
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Secret issues plagued Uber's self-driving car program before fatal crash, report says
Uber's self-driving car program faced a major setback when one of its cars hit and killed a pedestrian Sunday night — but the program was struggling before the deadly accident.
It appears Uber rushed to launch new programs, modified its safety operations, and didn't hit goals, according to 100 pages of internal company documents the New York Times obtained and sources familiar with Uber's self-driving efforts in Phoenix who spoke to the publisher.
An Uber spokesperson didn't directly deny the Times report in a statement to Mashable, but they did tout the company's commitment to safety and noted the emotional toll of the crash. Read more...
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