Arizona Uber Crash Driver Was Watching TV

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The Safety operator of a self driving Uber car was watching TV just before the vehicle was involved in a fatal collision a police report reveals.

The Uber Car struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Haezberg 49 of Tempe Arizona in March.

The Police report suggests the car's driver was streaming an episode of talent show the voice rather than monitoring the car's progress.
It suggests she could ace charges of vehicle manslaughter.

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The tempe police report said the crash was "entirely avoidable" if the Uber operator Rafaela Vasquez had been watching the road while the car operating autonomously.

Arizona Uber Crash Driver Was Watching TV | Ecency