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Death of Elaine Herzberg

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The death of Elaine Herzberg (August 2, 1968 – March 18, 2018) was the first recorded case of a pedestrian fatality involving a self-driving car, after a collision that occurred late in the evening of March 18, 2018. Herzberg was pushing a bicycle across a four-lane road in Tempe, Arizona, United States, when she was struck by an Uber test vehicle, which was operating in self-drive mode with a human safety backup driver sitting in the driving seat. Herzberg was taken to the local hospital where she died of her injuries.

Death of Elaine Herzberg - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia First pedestrian fatality caused by self-driving car Elaine Herzberg Born Elaine Marie Wood ( 1968-08-02 ) August 2, 1968 Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. [ 1 ] Died March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) (aged 49) Tempe , Arizona, U.S. Cause of death Hit by a self-driving car Burial place Phoenix, Arizona [ 1 ] Education Apache Junction High School , Apache Junction, Arizona [ 1 ] Spouse(s) Mike Herzberg (until his death); Rolf Erich Ziemann (until Elaine's death) [ 1 ] The death o

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