Uber self-driving car kills Arizona woman, realizing worst fears of the new tech

Police announced that a woman has died from her injuries after being struck by a Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona. Uber added the self-driving Volvos to its fleet in San Francisco late last year. SAN FRANCISCO -- An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday night, an incident that might deliver a setback to the otherwise feverish development of autonomous transportation. The Uber car was in self-driving mode when the accident occurred, but had a safety driver at the wheel as is the norm when testing such vehicles, according to local police. Uber issued a statement saying that it was "fully cooperating with local authorities."