11 robot fails, flubs, and pratfalls from the past year ZDNet

This is a decidedly more somber entry. In March, a self-driving car being tested by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. Uber is pausing tests across the U.S. while an investigation into the cause of the death is underway. As companies race to be the first to market with self-driving vehicles on public roads and highways, it's a sobering reminder that the technology is still very much in development. Whether the incident slows down the pace of testing nationwide remains to be seen.