Self-Driving Uber Vehicle Strikes & Kills Pedestrian

After moving to Arizona to continue fleshing out its driverless car program, Uber is now at the center of a major tragedy. A pedestrian in Tempe was struck and killed by a self-driving car, leading the rideshare company to immediately suspend further experiments in the field. Autonomous vehicles are a major part of Uber's game plan: the company signed a billion-dollar deal with Volvo last year to further develop driverless car technology and partnered with Toyota, Amazon and Pizza Hut to create ...