Uber said on Monday that it will suspend tests of self-driving cars after a woman was struck and killed by one of the vehicles.
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Police in Tempe, Arizona, said the Uber car was operating in autonomous mode with a human safety driver behind the wheel at the time of the accident. The unidentified pedestrian was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk.
“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
Uber has been testing self-driving cars on public roads in San Francisco, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Toronto.
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