Uber has suspended all testing of self-driving cars after a woman was killed crossing the road in what is believed to be the first fatal accident involving an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian.
The woman’s death in Tempe, Arizona, will reawaken the debate over the safety of autonomous vehicles at a time when regulators and technology companies have been accelerating deployment of self-driving systems on public roads.
The incident also represents another setback for Uber following a series of scandals — which included allegations of widespread sexual harassment, data breaches and a lawsuit from Alphabet — that led to the departure of Travis Kalanick as chief executive.