Mexican Media Brands
Uber Hires Former NHTSA Safety Researcher
Uber Technologies Inc. has hired Nat Beuse to oversee safety for the car-sharing company’s autonomous vehicle program.
#regulations
Share
Uber Technologies Inc. has hired Nat Beuse to oversee safety for the car-sharing company’s autonomous vehicle program.
Beuse spent the last 11 years working for the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, most recently as associate administrator for vehicle safety research. In that role, he was responsible for developing and conducting research on vehicle automation, cybersecurity, connectivity and crash safety.
Uber suspended most of its testing in March after one of its Volvo XC90s operating in autonomous mode killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The company, which says it has improved its safety protocol, aims to resume public testing in Pittsburgh within months.
Beuse’s appointment follows that of Matt Olsen, who Uber hired in August to be chief security officer. Olson previously was general counsel for the U.S. National Security Agency.
Several other companies developing autonomous vehicles systems have made similar staffing moves. Last week, Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo unit named Debbie Hersman, who had headed the non-profit National Safety Council, to become its safety chief in January.
Last year, California-based startup Zoox Inc. hired former NHTSA chief Mark Rosekind as its chief safety innovation officer, and General Motors Co. appointed NHTSA chief counsel Paul Hemmersbaugh to oversee its legal and policy work on automated vehicles.RELATED CONTENT
-
On Audi's Paint Colors, the Lexus ES 250, and a Lambo Tractor
From pitching a startup idea to BMW to how ZF is developing and using ADAS tech to a review of the Lexus ES 250 AWD to special info about additive at Toyota R&D. And lots in between.
-
Report: Fatal Uber Crash Blamed on Flawed Software
A self-driving Uber Technologies Inc. car struck and killed a pedestrian in March because of shortcomings in its control software, says The Information.
-
Report Predicts Limited Impact of Autonomous Tech on Professional Drivers
A new study says autonomous vehicles will displace some taxi drivers but have only a modest impact on the number of truck driver jobs over the next 10 years.
