Uber Technologies Inc. disabled the standard collision-avoidance technology in the Volvo SUV that struck and killed a woman in Arizona March 18, according to the auto-parts maker that supplied the vehicle鈥檚 radar and camera.
March 27, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
Arizona Suspends Uber鈥檚 Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Arizona ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop operating autonomous vehicles on the state鈥檚 roads indefinitely after the death of a pedestrian there a week ago.
March 26, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousEditorial
Editorial: A Proper Pause for Safety鈥檚 Sake
The decision by Uber to halt testing of its autonomous trucks in the wake of a fatal accident involving one of its pilot autonomous cars was a prudent move, and one that demonstrates how the relentless pace of technological innovation sometimes needs a pause.
March 22, 2018