--- title: "Driverless Bus Collides with Pedestrian in Vienna" description: "A driverless bus collided with a 30-year-old woman in Vienna, Austria while traveling at 7.5 mph, according to Bloomberg." date: "2019-07-19" modified: "2019-07-19" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/driverless-bus-collides-pedestrian-vienna" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "austria" - "autonomous car" - "autonomous shuttles" - "the digest" --- # Driverless Bus Collides with Pedestrian in Vienna ![A driverless bus collided with a 30-year-old woman in Vienna, Austria while traveling at 7.5 mph, according to Bloomberg.]() *\Image: Wiener Linien/Victor Tangermann\* ## Low Speed Collision A driverless bus collided with a 30-year-old woman in Vienna on Thursday while traveling at 7.5 mph, [according to *Bloomberg*](). The self-driving shuttle trial that had been operating since June in the European capital was put on hold in light of the accident. A statement by NAVYA — the French autonomous vehicle company behind the trial — [received by *The Verge*]() revealed that the pedestrian was allegedly wearing headphones and looking at her phone. The woman only suffered "minor scratches," according to the statement. "We are already analyzing the logs of the incidents in order to shed light on what happened," NAVYA's statement read. "For this reason, the buses remain in the garage until they are clarified." ## Autonomous Shuttles NAVYA is currently running self-driving shuttle service trials in [dozens of cities]() across the globe. It's still unclear if NAVYA will put other trials on hold as well. Nonetheless, the incident is bad news for the autonomous driving industry: regulators have been [scrutinizing]() similar projects in the U.S. and other parts of the world. And it's not the first collision of its kind. For instance, one of Uber's self-driving cars [struck and killed]() a pedestrian in Arizona in March 2018. Both NAVYA's shuttle and Uber's self driving car had a safety driver on board. **READ MORE:** [Pedestrian collision puts Vienna’s driverless bus trial on hold]() \[*The Verge*\] **More on autonomous driving:** *[A Waymo One Rider's Experiences Highlight Autonomous]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()