Uber's self-driving car killed a pedestrian in Arizona -- company is now halting self-driving car tests

Uber is temporarily halting self-driving car tests in all locations after a deadly accident, in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality caused by a self-driving car. Programs in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Toronto will be paused after a woman was hit and killed overnight by an Uber self-driving car when walking across a street in Tempe, Arizona. A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board told CNBC it is investigating the accident. There was a vehicle operator in the car but no passengers at the time of the accident, according to Tempe police, which responded to the scene at around 10 p.m. on Sunday. The 49-year-old victim passed away after being transported to a local hospital, police said.