The company shall bear no responsibility for death#BurnInBook moment https://t.co/U2smX0CV03

— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) September 16, 2020

Uber:
- recklessly rolls out dangerous tech to try to surpass a rival
- holds a regulatory race to the bottom for states willing to let them test it
- treats its workers as disposable

But when the tech fails and someone dies, the worker takes the fall. https://t.co/wzFmdyz5P0

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 16, 2020

Arizona prosecutors have charged an Uber backup driver with negligent homicide in the first autonomous vehicle fatality. Rafaela Vasquez has pleaded not guilty in the 2018 crash in Tempe that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. https://t.co/wSmAN4tvOn

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2020

I can't remember when I first read the concept of safety drivers as "moral crumple zones" but this really demonstrates it perfectly. Vasquez's job wasn't really to supervise the car; it was to be assigned blame if the car failed. As she has been. https://t.co/eLxshhffkG

— alex hern (@alexhern) September 16, 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board found that the backup driver's failure to monitor the road as she watched the show “The Voice” on her phone was the main cause of the crash.

The backup driver denies watching TV. Prosecutors aren't charging Uber.https://t.co/SkGZggtYXu

— Adrienne Lawrence (@AdrienneLaw) September 15, 2020

Ouch. https://t.co/F8ktHe4Fuc

— Kontra (@counternotions) September 16, 2020

Arizona prosecutors have charged an Uber backup driver with negligent homicide in the first autonomous vehicle fatality. Rafaela Vasquez has pleaded not guilty in the 2018 crash in Tempe that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. https://t.co/wSmAN4tvOn

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board found that the backup driver's failure to monitor the road as she watched the show “The Voice” on her phone was the main cause of the crash.

The backup driver denies watching TV. Prosecutors aren't charging Uber.https://t.co/SkGZggtYXu

— Adrienne Lawrence (@AdrienneLaw) September 15, 2020

Uber:
- recklessly rolls out dangerous tech to try to surpass a rival
- holds a regulatory race to the bottom for states willing to let them test it
- treats its workers as disposable

But when the tech fails and someone dies, the worker takes the fall. https://t.co/wzFmdyz5P0

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 16, 2020

The driver of the Uber #selfdrivingcar that struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe is being charged with negligent homicide for not paying attention to the road while serving as a backup driver. #ai #autonomousVehicles https://t.co/rzOCNjaWKz

— Alex John London (@AlexJohnLondon) September 16, 2020

Every executive and every member of Uber's board should be jailed for precisely the same period of time she is if she's convictedhttps://t.co/XDwxBnnhko

— socialism or barbarism (@BlueSpaceCanary) September 16, 2020

Authorities charge Uber backup driver involved in fatal self-driving crash (story by @mattbeedham) https://t.co/NsnYrNhbo7

— TNW (@thenextweb) September 16, 2020