Uber self-driving car runs red light in San Fransciso

An Uber self-driving car was caught running a red light at moderate speed in San Francisco, prompting serious criticism of the company.

Given Uber self-driving vehicles have drivers and engineers as backups at the wheel of the car, it was unclear why nobody hit the brakes. 

The incident raised concerns about the safety of Uber’s autonomous technology and led to a setback for Uber’s self-driving car programme. 

Prior to this, the programme had already been struggling, with reports suggesting that Uber rushed to launch new programmes, modified its safety operations and failed to hit goals. 

The company was also criticised for taking shortcuts and rushing to get its self-driving cars on the road.