Uber Halts Self-Drive Tests After Cab in Autonomous Mode Runs Over Pedestrian in Arizona
"Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We’re fully cooperating with @TempePolice and local authorities as they investigate this incident," Uber said in a statement issued on Twitter.
Tempe, Mar 19: A woman in Arizona's Tempe was killed early on Monday after an Uber car in autonomous mode ran over her. Following the accident, the cab aggregator suspended its self-drive tests currently underway in San Francisco, Toronto and Pittsburgh, apart from Arizona.
The accident was reported from Curry Road in the early hours of the day. The victim, walking outside the crossway, was struck by the Uber vehicle headed northbound.
The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital following the accident. However, she succumbed to the injuries sustained.
"Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We’re fully cooperating with @TempePolice and local authorities as they investigate this incident," Uber said in a statement issued on Twitter.
The name of the victim, along with her residential details have not been disclosed to the press as the police are yet to inform her immediate kin about the accident.
The fatal accident involving Uber's autonomous vehicle comes a nearly a year after one of its cars under self-test mode had struck a pedestrian in Tempe, causing minor injuries. Earlier, in December 2016, one of Uber self-driven cars jumped a red signal in San Francisco. Following both the incidents, Uber had briefly suspended the self-drive tests.
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