Uber Halts Self-Driving Vehicle Testing After Fatal Accident

following a fatal accident with a self driving vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. Uber is paused operations on this autonomous vehicle program there, along with Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. The Tempe Police Department says a pedestrian was struck Sunday night by an uber self driving car in autonomous mode. The unnamed woman was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to her injuries. The crash occurred not far from the Tempe campus of Arizona State University and prominent music venue called Marquis Theater. On Monday, an uber spokesperson said. Our hearts go out to the victim's family. We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident.