Self-Driving · March 2018Gaffe level: Skynet
Uber's Self-Driving Car Killed a Pedestrian in Arizona
An Uber test vehicle struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, the first pedestrian death involving an autonomous car. Federal investigators later found the software had serious flaws, including failing to identify her as a pedestrian.
Source: MIT Technology Review
SkyFall's StarGate Drone Evacuated Two Wounded Soldiers From the Front Line
Ukraine's 475th Separate Assault Regiment says it used the purpose-built StarGate drone to evacuate two seriously wounded soldiers in the space of a week, flying one casualty nearly 20 miles to reach him and about the same distance back. Ground vehicles could not reach the men because of water obstacles and attack-drone threats, and the covered, medical-grade stretcher module kept each casualty protected in flight. The regiment now plans a dedicated aerial medical evacuation unit, turning one-off rescues into a repeatable capability.
Source: The War Zone