Arizona halts Uber self-driving car tests after fatal crash

Tempe police have released two angles of a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber SUV and a pedestrian on March 18, 2018. Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday sent a letter to the CEO of Uber saying he was suspending the ride-sharing company's tests of self-driving cars on Arizona roads following a fatal accident March 18 in Tempe. That night, a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian who was jaywalking on Mill Avenue near Arizona State University. Uber pulled its self-driving cars off the roads, but after video was released of the accident last week, Ducey said he needed to act to protect the safety of Arizonans. "Improving public safety has always been the emphasis of Arizona's approach to autonomous vehicle testing, and my expectation is that public safety is also the top priority for all who operate this technology in the state of Arizona," Ducey said in his letter to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.