Can Uber Survive Without Self-Driving Cars?

In the era of self-driving cars, a scary but otherwise uneventful car crash can be huge news. This was the case in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday, when an Uber self-driving car was hit so hard that it rolled onto its side. There were no serious injuries reported. Uber has grounded its fleet of self-driving cars in Arizona as a result, a spokeswoman for the company told me. "We are continuing to look into this incident, and can confirm we had no backseat passengers in the vehicle," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Atlantic.