Uber resumes self-driving car program after temporary suspension following accident involving driverless vehicle in Tempe, Arizona

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April 4, 2017

Briefing	Resumed Operations – Uber resumes self-driving car program following temporary suspension in Tempe, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco after accident involving one of its autonomous vehicles on March 24, 2017 Human Driver Error – Uber vehicle deemed not at fault, according to police, with accident caused by other human-driven vehicle failing to give way No Fatalities – No human got hurt, though a human driver was inside Uber car with no backseat passengers
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Sector	Information Technology
Source	Bergen, M., "Uber to suspend autonomous tests after Arizona accident", Bloomberg, https://www.bloomberg.com/; Isaac, M., "Uber suspends tests of self-driving vehicles after Arizona crash", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/; "Tempe Police: Self-driving Uber vehicle involved in rollover," ABC 15, http://www.abc15.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	March 25, 2017

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