Elaine Herzberg, a 49-year-old woman, was hit by a Uber self-driving car on the outskirts of Tempe, Arizona, earlier this month, becoming the first death in the world from a self-driving accident. Uber Thursday and the victim The daughter and husband reached a settlement, but the victim’s parents and son hired Phoenix City lawyer Patrick McGroder as an attorney on the following day.
Bellah Perez, a law firm representing Herzberg’s daughter and husband, said that the victim’s family has reached a settlement with Uber but did not disclose the terms of reconciliation.
McGowan said via email on Friday that the above settlement does not affect the new case and is still in the preliminary investigation stage. This week it will send a letter to Uber’s representative. The Uber spokesperson declined to comment on this news.