Uber Technologies Inc's UBER.UL is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that upended its autonomous vehicle program.
After it receives approval from the state of Pennsylvania, Uber plans to begin driving 'a handful' of cars on a mile loop between two company offices in Pittsburgh, where Uber first debuted its autonomous vehicles in 2016, company spokeswoman Sarah Abboud said.
The new diminutive launch is a dramatic downsize from Uber's previous operation.
File image showing an Uber driverless car in a garage in San Francisco. Uber is plotting the return of its self-driving cars after suspending all tests after a fatal collision witha pedestrian on March 19, 2018
The company in the past unleashed its fleet in autonomous mode on public roads at high speeds, after dark, in areas crowded with pedestrians and with a single backup driver in the front seat.
This time, the cars will not operate at night or in wet weather, and will not exceed speeds of 25 miles per hour, Abboud said.
Elaine Herzberg, 49, was killed in March by an autonomous Uber car in a suburb of Tempe, Arizona
Two employees will sit in the front seats, and the company has no plans to resume picking up passengers in the robot cars, a service Uber launched in 2016.
These would be Uber's first self-driving car tests since it halted all operations on public streets in Arizona, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto while regulators investigated the cause of the March 18 crash in Tempe, Arizona that killed a pedestrian.
The autonomous Uber car spotted 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg about six seconds before fatally hitting her.
It did not stop because the system used to automatically apply brakes in potentially dangerous situations had been disabled, US federal investigators said.
Sensors on the fully autonomous Volvo XC-90 SUV registered mother-of-two Ms. Herzberg while the car was travelling at 43mph and determined that braking was needed just 1.3 seconds before impact, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report.
Ms Herzberg was pushing a bicycle across a boulevard in the darkness when the crash occurred on a part of the road that had no crossing and was not lit, the report said.
She was wearing dark clothing and did not look in the direction of the vehicle until just before impact.
A toxicology report showed that she tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana, according to the NTSB.
The bicycle had no side reflectors and the front and back reflectors were perpendicular to the Uber SUV.
The New York Times first reported on Uber's plans on Wednesday.
Abboud said Uber was awaiting approval from Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation and would not begin testing before then.
She said there was no firm start date.
Uber spokeswoman Sarah Abboud said that this time, the self-driving cars will not operate at night or in wet weather, and will not exceed speeds of 25 miles per hour
Self-driving cars are very lucrative for the ride-hailing firm. It has a deal with Volvo to purchase up to 24,000 cars, and recently Toyota invested $500 million to develop the vehicles
Resuming an autonomous driving program is crucial. Uber has a deal with Volvo to purchase up to 24,000 cars, and recently Toyota invested $500 million to develop self-driving cars with Uber.
Uber had pledged to start self-driving operations by this past summer in Pittsburgh, but the company faced immense pressure from regulators, federal investigators and an internal review of safety practices.
Last month, Uber released a safety report that outlined several changes, including enabling an automatic braking system and improving the cars' ability to quickly detect and react to objects on the road.
The National Transportation Safety Board has an ongoing investigation into the Arizona crash, the findings of which are expected in a major report next year.
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