Uber settles with family of woman killed by self-driving car
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#3KDAD)
Elaine Herzberg, 49, died after being hit by the automated Uber in Tempe, Arizona
The family of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.
Cristina Perez Hesano, attorney with the firm of Bellah Perez in Glendale, Arizona, said "the matter has been resolved" between Uber and daughter and husband of Elaine Herzberg, 49, who died after being hit by an Uber self-driving SUV in Tempe earlier this month.
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