Can Uber Survive Without Self-Driving Cars?
After a high-speed crash in Arizona, the ride-hailing giant grounds its autonomous fleet.
In the era of self-driving cars, a scary but otherwise uneventful car crash can be huge news. This was the case in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday, when an Uber self-driving car was hit so hard that it rolled onto its side. There were no serious injuries reported.
Uber has grounded its fleet of self-driving cars in Arizona as a result, a spokeswoman for the company told Uber also suspended testing of its self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh and San Francisco “for the day, and possibly longer,” . In addition to its global ride-hailing service, Uber has been testing its self-driving car technology on public roads in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and California for several months.
