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Why wasn’t Uber charged in a fatal self-driving car crash?

THE SAFETY DRIVER behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in 2018 has been charged with a crime. Prosecutors in Maricopa County, Arizona, Tuesday said the driver, Rafaela Vasquez, has been indicted for criminal negligence. But Uber, her employer and the company that built the automated system involved in the fatal collision, won’t face charges.

https://www.wired.com/story/why-not-uber-charged-fatal-self-driving-car-crash/

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