Uber Technologies Inc. said on Saturday it is suspending testing of its autonomous vehicles after one of the autos was involved in an accident in Tempe, Ariz., casting doubt on one of the most high-profile self-driving programs.
The ride-hailing company is pulling vehicles from streets in Pittsburgh, Tempe and California, while it investigates the incident in which a Volvo XC90 sport-utility vehicle operated by Uber was upended. Photos of the overturned vehicle were posted to Twitter Friday night.
Tempe Police Sgt. Josie Montenegro said the Uber vehicle wasn't responsible for the accident and that a regular vehicle failed to yield. She said no serious injuries were reported.
An Uber spokeswoman said, “We are continuing to look into this incident and can confirm we had no back-seat passengers in the vehicle.” The vehicle was in self-driving mode when the incident occurred.
Submitted March 25, 2017 at 03:58PM by ccc45p http://ift.tt/2niiddB
