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The Political Backlash Against Tech: Good, Bad and Ugly

WSJ.com: WSJD - Technology

But to lump all Washington backlash together is too simplistic. Public scrutiny can be good, bad or downright ugly for technological progress and recent events provide stark examples of all three. But on March 18 a driverless car operated by Uber Technologies Inc. killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz. Five days later in California a driver died when his Tesla crashed while in semiautonomous mode. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey suspended Uber's testing and the National Transportation Safety Board launched investigations of both accidents.