Uber is "likely" not at fault in a crash by one of its self-driving cars that killed a 49-year-old woman, the local police chief has said. The accident, in Tempe, Arizona, is believed to be the first time an autonomous vehicle has killed a pedestrian. Police investigators have video footage of the crash, though it has not been released to the public.
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TEMPE, Ariz./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, police said on Monday, marking the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to transform transportation. The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles, which are currently going on in Arizona, Pittsburgh and Toronto. U.S. lawmakers have been debating legislation that would speed introduction of self-driving cars.
