The Pedestrian
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| Originally published | August 7, 1951 |
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| Authors | Ray Bradbury |
| Genres | Science Fiction |
| Original title | "Ray Bradbury" |
| Original language | English |
| Published in | The Reporter |
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| ID | 1171570 |
About The Pedestrian
"The Pedestrian" is a science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in the August 7, 1951 issue of The Reporter by The Fortnightly Publishing Company. It is included in the collection The Golden Apples of the Sun.
Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents
... The October 2023 report says that the driverless car " braked aggressively" but was not able to stop in time and hit The Pedestrian...
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... The Pedestrian crossing - also known as the " wobbly" bridge - opened in June 2000, only to be shut two days later as users experienced a troubling sway in the structure as they crossed...
US man killed by car as he helped ducks cross road in Rocklin
... This juvenile driver struck The Pedestrian who was in the roadway...
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... Other journalists, filming from The Pedestrian footbridges above Sule Pagoda road, captured what happened next...
Olney: The town where a pancake race is a global event
... With the sounding of the church Shriving Bell, runners start from The Pedestrian crossing by Olney market and make their way to the church door of St Peter and St Paul s - a route that involves the closure of the main A509 through the town...
At this Texas school, every student is a teen mother
... She crosses the border every day to come to Lincoln Park, pushing her baby in a stroller along The Pedestrian bridge that separates Brownsville from Matamoros...
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... The Pedestrian was struck by a marked Police Scotland vehicle on Almond Link Road in Livingston at about 22:15 on Boxing Day...
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Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents
About 600 self-driving cars made by a unit of General Motors are being investigated by regulators after reports of injuries to pedestrians.
Self-driving cars made by Cruise may have been " encroaching on pedestrians" according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The NHTSA said it had received two reports involving pedestrian injuries.
Cruise says its safety record " continues to outperform comparable human drivers".
The NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said the reports were related to self-driving cars hitting pedestrians on crossings in San Francisco .
Both the reports submitted to the NHTSA involved pedestrians crossing after The Cars ' traffic lights had turned green.
In from August 2023, the self-driving car hit someone at 1. 4mph.
In another car, which was being driven by a person, hit a pedestrian crossing The Road , which knocked the person in front of the driverless car.
The October 2023 report says that the driverless car " braked aggressively" but was not able to stop In Time and hit The Pedestrian .
Both the incidents happened at night time.
The NHTSA added that it was also looking into two videos involving pedestrians which have been posted online.
In August, the California government voted - Waymo and Cruise - to run a 24-hour service using driverless cars. Previously, they had only been allowed to operate paid rides at night.
The decision was controversial in San Francisco , with some saying that the vehicles are safer than those driven by human drivers - while others say that they pose a safety risk by blocking fire trucks.
Cruise , which is a subsidiary of General Motors , says that its safety record " over five million miles" is better In Comparison to human drivers.
It adds that it " has consistently cooperated with each of NHTSA's requests for Information - whether associated with an investigation or not" and will continue doing so.
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