Uber Suspends Self-Driving Tests After Pedestrian Is Killed In Arizona

NPR: A self-driving car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday night. The incident could be the first pedestrian death involving a self-driving vehicle.

The car was in autonomous mode but had a human riding along to take control of the vehicle if necessary, according to the Tempe Police Department. The victim, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, was struck while walking outside of a crosswalk, police said. She was immediately transported to a local hospital where she died.

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