自动驾驶车致死案真相揭秘

The self-driving Uber SUV involved in a fatal crash that killed a Tempe, Ariz., woman last year did not recognize her as a jaywalking pedestrian and its braking system was not designed to avoid an imminent collision, according to a federal report released this week.

去年在亚利桑那州发生致命车祸撞死一名女士的无人驾驶的优步SUV据本周公布的一份联邦报告显示，该车没能认出她是乱穿马路的行人，其刹车系统也不是为了避免即将发生的碰撞而设计的。

The conclusions by the National Transportation Safety Board were published ahead of a Nov. 19 meeting in Washington, D.C., called to discuss the cause of the crash and safety recommendations.

美国国家运输安全委员会的结论是在11月19日华盛顿会议之前发布的，要求讨论事故原因并给出安全建议。

The self-driving vehicle struck and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg on March 18, 2018, as she was walking across the street with her bicycle outside of a crosswalk.

2018年3月18日，49岁的伊莱恩·赫茨伯格骑着自行车在人行横道外穿过马路时，被一辆自动驾驶汽车撞死。

According to the NTSB report, the SUV had "a fusion" of three sensor systems — radar, lidar and a camera — designed to detect an object and determine its trajectory. 

根据美国国家运输安全委员会的报告，这款SUV“融合”了三个传感器系统——雷达、激光雷达和摄像机——用来探测目标并确定其轨迹。

However, the system could not determine whether Herzberg was a pedestrian, vehicle, or bicycle.

然而，这个系统却无法确定赫茨伯格是行人、车辆还是自行车。

 It also failed to correctly predict her path.

它也未能正确预测她的行走路线。

"The system design did not include a consideration for jaywalking pedestrians," the report said.

报告称:“系统设计时没有考虑过乱穿马路的行人。

At 1.2 seconds before the fatal crash, the system identified Herzberg as a bicycle moving into the path of the Uber, but by then it was too late to safely brake and avoid a collision.

在这起致命事故发生前的1.2秒，系统认定赫茨伯格是一辆正在驶入优步路线的自行车，但当时已经来不及安全刹车和避免碰撞。

The Uber SUV — a Volvo XC90 — was supervised by Rafaela Vasquez. 

这辆超级SUV是一辆沃尔沃XC90，由拉斐拉·瓦斯奎兹监督驾驶。

The Tempe police had previously determined that Vasquez was watching an episode of The Voice while operating the test vehicle, according to The Arizona Republic.

据《亚利桑那共和报》报道，坦佩警方此前认定，瓦斯奎兹在驾驶测试车辆时正在观看《美国之音》的一集节目。

Uber said that it regrets the crash that took Herzberg's life and is committed to "further prioritize safety."

优步表示，它对赫茨伯格在这起事故中丧生感到遗憾，并致力于“进一步优先考虑安全问题”。

"We deeply value the thoroughness of the NTSB's investigation into the crash and look forward to reviewing their recommendations once issued after the NTSB's board meeting later this month," the company said in a statement.

该公司在一份声明中表示:“我们非常重视美国国家运输安全委员会对撞车事件调查的彻底性，并期待在本月晚些时候的董事会会议后，重新审议他们提出的建议。

The Tempe crash has amplified calls for regulating the testing of self-driving vehicles.

坦佩撞车事件也提高了监管自动驾驶汽车测试的呼声。

"We hope Uber has cleaned up its act, but without mandatory standards for self-driving cars, there will always be companies out there that skimp on safety," Ethan Douglas, senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports, said in a statement as quoted by the Associated Press. 

《消费者报告》高级政策分析师伊森·道格拉斯在美联社援引的一份声明中说，“我们希望优步已经整顿了自己的行为，但如果没有针对自动驾驶汽车的强制性标准，总会有一些公司在安全方面有所松懈。

"We need smart, strong safety rules in place for self-driving cars to reach their life-saving potential."

“我们需要制定明智、强有力的安全规则，让自动驾驶汽车发挥拯救生命的潜力。”

问题

文中提到这次事故发生是在以下哪些环节出了问题？

A.识别行人

B.预测行人路线

C.及时调整，刹车

D.监管

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