Uber self driving car runs a red light (video)

Uber has been running a pilot programme of its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. One of those vehicles was caught running a red light on a dash-cam. Check the sensor array on top of the vehicle.

Uber was quick to issue a statement attributing responsibility to the staff member in the driver's seat:

“This incident was due to human error. This is why we believe so much in making the roads safer by building self-driving Ubers. This vehicle was not part of the pilot & was not carrying customers. The driver involved has been suspended while we continue to investigate.”

Electrek
https://electrek.co/2016/12/14/uber-self-driving-car-red-light-pedestrian-sf/

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-16/self-driving-uber-runs-red-light/8128700

The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/14/13960836/uber-self-driving-car-san-francisco-red-light-safety / DMV Department of Motor Vehicles shut down Uber’s Uber unlicensed self-driving car program reaction footage prototype running red light front pedestrian Uber launching autonomous ride-sharing pilot program San Francisco justifying not needing permit operate self-driving cars 20 other companies developing self driving systems California video embedded showing Uber’s self-driving cars running red light pedestrian path San Francisco released later California regulators told company stop self-driving car service state until goes through process getting permit Uber released statement blaming human driver car video statement incident prompted intervention regulators letter California DMV officials told Uber must cease deploying cars face legal action agency statement website California DMV encourages responsible exploration self-driving cars permitting process ensure public safety technology being tested twenty manufacturers obtained permits test hundreds of cars California roads Uber autonomous technology considered level 3 requires active monitoring driver when activated would comply with the law California’s DMV defines autonomous systems able to drive without active physical control monitoring by a human operator refers to the vehicles self-driving video filmed San Francisco dashcam Uber’s Volvo XC90 SUVs equipped with self-driving hardware run red light pedestrian path right before pedestrian was about to cross video incident was due human error believe making the roads safer building self-driving Ubers Uber vehicle not part of the pilot not carrying customers driver involved has been suspended continue investigate /