Episode 1018 • • 1:54:15 - 1:57:02
1018: Bunny Wars
Uber Autonomous Vehicle Fatality, Tempe Arizona, Safety Driver
A self-driving Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, Elaine Herzberg, in Tempe, Arizona. The segment criticizes Uber's release of "misleading" video footage and notes that the safety driver, a convicted felon, appeared to be looking down at a screen before the impact. Local residents provide evidence that the road was better illuminated than the official video suggested, questioning the safety of using the public as "guinea pigs."