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Arizona Suspends Uber’s Right to Test Self-Driving Cars
Arizona has withdrawn permission for Uber Technologies Inc. to test its self-driving cars on public roads after one of the company’s test vehicles killed a pedestrian.
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Arizona has withdrawn permission for Uber Technologies Inc. to test its self-driving cars on public roads after one of the company’s test vehicles killed a pedestrian.
Uber has already suspended all autonomous car testing on public roads pending the outcome of a police investigation. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey describes the crash, which was recorded by onboard cameras, as “an unquestionable failure.”
The Uber test vehicle did not appear to automatically brake as it should have when the pedestrian appeared. The video shows that an onboard safety driver was not watching the road until about one second before impact.
Uber was warmly welcomed to Arizona in late 2016, when the state was eager to establish itself as a test center for autonomous driving technologies. Uber relocated its self-driving-car test program to the state from San Francisco after it ran afoul of California regulators for not obtaining the proper permits.
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