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Uber suspends Toronto self-driving vehicle testing after pedestrian killed in Arizona
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Published:
March 19, 2018
Updated:
March 19, 2018 4:25 PM EDT
Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Hits, Kills Pedestrian 0:57
TEMPE, Ariz. — Uber says it has suspended all of its self-driving vehicle testing, including operations in Toronto, following a fatal pedestrian collision involving a vehicle in Arizona.
In addition to Toronto, self-driving vehicle testing has been taking place in Phoenix, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, an Uber driverless car waits in traffic during a test drive in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Police in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe said Monday the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when a woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.
Sgt. Ronald Elcock says in an email that the accident happened overnight but did not say whether it occurred Sunday night or Monday morning.
Uber says on Twitter that it is “fully co-operating” with the investigation and expressed condolences to the family of the victim.
The company started testing its vehicles on Toronto streets last year. The vehicles do not operate on Uber’s ride-hailing service.
Uber self-driving vehicle hits and kills pedestrian | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
More from Associated Press
Published:
March 19, 2018
Updated:
March 19, 2018 4:25 PM EDT
Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Hits, Kills Pedestrian 0:57
TEMPE, Ariz. — Uber says it has suspended all of its self-driving vehicle testing, including operations in Toronto, following a fatal pedestrian collision involving a vehicle in Arizona.
In addition to Toronto, self-driving vehicle testing has been taking place in Phoenix, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, an Uber driverless car waits in traffic during a test drive in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Police in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe said Monday the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when a woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.
Sgt. Ronald Elcock says in an email that the accident happened overnight but did not say whether it occurred Sunday night or Monday morning.
Uber says on Twitter that it is “fully co-operating” with the investigation and expressed condolences to the family of the victim.
The company started testing its vehicles on Toronto streets last year. The vehicles do not operate on Uber’s ride-hailing service.
Uber self-driving vehicle hits and kills pedestrian | Toronto Sun