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Briefing
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- Self-Driving Vehicle Accident – Self-driving Uber vehicle, Volvo XC90 SUV, hit and killed 49-year old woman on March 18, 2018, 10 pm, while she was crossing street outside of crosswalk in Tempe, Arizona
- Autonomous Mode with Human Driver – Car was in autonomous mode when incident happened, driving at 40 miles per hour (mph) on 35 mph zone, with backup human driver present in wheel
- Program Suspension – Uber suspended testing of autonomous cars on North American roads, particularly Arizona, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and others, following incident
- Civil Settlement – Uber reached settlement with family of deceased as confirmed on March 28, 2018, with terms undisclosed
- Other Uber Incident – Uber temporarily suspended self-driving car program in March 2017 after autonomous car, Volvo XC90, landed on its side when another driver failed to yield, with Uber deemed not at fault by authorities
- Light Arizona Regulation – Arizona eased regulation on self-driving cars, announcing in early March 2018 that state is allowing testing of autonomous cars on roads without requiring human driver be present in wheel
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