Uber Technologies Inc.
halted autonomous vehicle tests after one of its cars struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving the technology.
It prompted Uber to
halt autonomous vehicle testing on public roads in four cities and other companies to pause their own public road tests.
Not exact matches
It is not yet clear whether Uber's system was at fault or not in the latest crash, but Uber has now
halted all
testing of its
autonomous vehicles, with no clear timeline for reactivation.
Uber has
halted its
autonomous vehicle operations in response to a fatal accident Sunday evening in a Phoenix suburb that has become a hub for
testing self - driving
vehicle technology.
Uber said Monday that it was
halting tests of all its
autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toronto and the greater Phoenix area.
Uber said after the incident that it would
halt its
autonomous vehicle program in California, as it had in other states, and that it would not seek to renew its
autonomous vehicle testing permit, which expired March 31.