A pedestrian has been killed by a self-driving car

Examining the evidence EVERY day around 100 people are killed on America's roads, including 16 pedestrians. Each death is a tragedy, but that of Elaine Herzberg, who died after being hit by a car in Tempe, Arizona on the evening of March 18th, was a tragedy of a new kind. It was the first known case of a pedestrian being killed by a self-driving car. The accident has raised questions about whether America's rules surrounding the testing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) are too lax. The vehicle that ...