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Whose fault is it ? This is the question that still surrounds this dramatic accident which took place a week ago in Paris. A taxi driver driving his You’re here electric claims that his brake pedal was no longer responding. He was indicted. The toll is one dead and 19 injured. The investigation is already underway and a battle of experts is announced. The American brand You’re here has already announced that there have been no technical failures.
Saturday December 11, a car You’re here launched at full speed left one dead and 19 injured. The driver, unharmed, was indicted for manslaughter. But the accident raises questions. This father had not used drugs or alcohol. Without a criminal record, he has been driving taxis for 25 years. According to his lawyer, while he was at a red light, his vehicle would have accelerated brutally.
On the highway, the You’re here can change lanes without touching the steering wheel, simply by activating its turn signal. The You’re here indeed has dozens of computers. It is by relying on these elements that the American group reacted. Because You’re here is in turmoil, and also at the heart of a controversy in the United States. More than a hundred customers denounce bugs: eleven suspicious accidents have been identified.
According to an expert, every collision involves human error. “The 11 accidents involved not the technology You’re here, but the use had of it by the drivers “, suggests Benjamin Cuq, automotive specialist journalist. In France, the justice opened an investigation, but the expertises on the vehicle have not yet started.
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