Prior to
Tuesday, the most recent
fatal accident came
in February 2009 near Buffalo, New York, when an aircraft operated by the now - defunct regional airline Colgan Air crashed and killed 50 people, including 49 on board and one person on the ground.
TEMPE, Ariz. / DETROIT (Reuters)- Arizona officials said on
Tuesday they saw no immediate need to tighten rules on the testing of self - driving cars
in the state
in reaction to a
fatal accident involving an Uber autonomous vehicle that has focused attention on the safety of the new technology.