The driver has been described as male in news reports:

> "The driver said it was like a flash, the person walked out in front of them," Moir said, referring to the backup driver who was behind the wheel but not operating the vehicle. "His first alert to the collision was the sound of the collision."

> "The driver, Rafael Vasquez, 44, …"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/video-sho...

Apparently she identifies as a woman: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/934713/uber-self-drivin...

What do doctors identify him or her as?

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