Uber death may have been avoidable with Volvo's tech, IIHS says Uber death may have been avoidable with Volvo's tech, IIHS says August 7, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment The Uber self-driving test vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Arizona this year may have been able to avoid the crash had the ride-hailing company not disabled Volvo Cars’ safety system, according to IIHS.