Arizona city sued for $10M over Uber self-driving car fatal accident

The victim's family argues the city should not have had brick pedestrian walkways without a crosswalk.

The city of Tempe, Arizona, has been sued by the family of the woman struck and killed last year by a self-driving Uber vehicle.

Lawyers representing the woman's husband and daughter argue that the city is liable for damages because it had installed what appear to be walkways in the median at the location of the accident, but without any pedestrian crosswalk, according to an Arizona Republic report.

The location on Mill Avenue "has a brick pathway cutting through the desert landscaping that is clearly designed to accommodate people to cross at the site of the accident," the notice says.

The brick walkway (visible in the picture above) has since been removed and replaced with landscaping gravel.

Uber's safety driver appeared to have been watching "The Voice" on her phone before striking the pedestrian. The safety systems in the Volvo had that were designed to brake for pedestrians had been disabled by Uber's engineers. Uber has already reached a settlement with family members.

The latest lawsuit is seeking $10 million from the city of Tempe.