{
  "id": 16307965,
  "title": "Self-driving car kills 71-year-old man in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/self-driving-car-kills-71-year-old-man-in-us-16307965",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T09:32:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/self-driving-car-kills-71-year-old-man-in-us/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 71-year-old man was killed on Thursday morning in California when struck by a self-driving car while crossing Interstate 80 near Vallejo. The vehicle, traveling at around 70 mph, was in Full Self-Driving mode when it hit the pedestrian. The driver, a 26-year-old man from San Francisco, told the California Highway Patrol that the vehicle attempted to avoid the man before the collision. Despite the self-driving car's efforts to avoid the pedestrian, the man was struck by at least one other vehicle after the initial collision, though the other motorists involved did not stop. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident and has appealed for witnesses and information about the other vehicles involved. This crash adds to concerns about the safety of driver-assistance technology following another recent incident involving a driver falling asleep while using Full Self-Driving mode on the same highway.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}