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Waymo chief says his tech could have avoided fatal Uber crash

John Krafcik said the self-driving Uber crash saddened Waymo workers. “We've dedicated ourselves to making this technology safe.” (JOE WILSSENS)
March 25, 2018 05:00 AM

LAS VEGAS — John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, Google's self-driving car project, said Saturday the company has "a lot of confidence" its own self-driving vehicle technology could have detected Elaine Herzberg, the woman who earlier this month was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber in Tempe, Arizona.

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