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Series 1: 2. Death by Driverless Car

In March 2018, a driverless car struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Tempe, Arizona. It was the world’s first pedestrian fatality by a car that was being driven by AI. But there was also a human operator behind the wheel, monitoring the vehicle. A decision had to be made that would shape the course of a billion-dollar industry: who was responsible, the human or the AI?\n\nIn her first TV interview, the operator, Rafaella Vasquez, meets Hannah to tell the story of the crash and its aftermath. Hannah also talks to the lead detective on the case, who was tasked with investigating Rafaella, tracks down a whistleblower from Uber, the company behind the driverless vehicle, and takes her first rides in autonomous vehicles in the US and UK.

Source: BBC 2