Uber's self-driving car crashes, Arizona suspends testing

Uber's self-driving car crashes, Arizona suspends testing (Central News Agency, San Francisco, 26th, comprehensive foreign news report) Arizona Governor Du Xiu hit the brakes today...

Uber's self-driving car crashes, Arizona suspends testing (Central News Agency, San Francisco, comprehensive foreign news report on the 26th) Governor Du Xi of the US state of Arizona hit the brakes today and announced that Uber’s self-driving car test plan has been suspended. A tragedy occurred when a self-driving car hit and killed someone in Arizona. After watching the driving recorder video, Du Xi expressed that he felt "uneasy and worried." Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sent a letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stating that he was instructing transportation officials not to allow Uber to test or drive self-driving cars on public roads for the time being. Du Xi said in the letter: "I think the video is disturbing and worrying. There are now many doubts about whether Uber can continue to test self-driving cars in Arizona." An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a pedestrian on the 18th, and Uber immediately suspended its US self-driving program. An Uber spokesman told AFP: "After last week's tragedy, we proactively suspended self-driving operations in all cities." He said: "We continue to assist investigators as much as possible, and we will keep the dialogue channel with the governor's office open in the future." The video shows the driver looking down at something for nearly five seconds before finally staring ahead before the car hits a woman in Tempe. Police released the footage, as well as dash cam footage of the seconds before the pedestrian was hit on a dimly lit road. The car was in self-driving mode at the time. Police Chief Sylvia Moir told the San Francisco Chronicle last week that while authorities are continuing to investigate, "preliminarily it seems Uber may be right" because the pedestrian was not walking on a zebra crossing. Moyle told the San Francisco Chronicle: "Because she walked directly from the shadows to the road, no matter what mode she was in, this kind of impact was obviously difficult to avoid." After Uber's self-driving car crashed into someone, people from all walks of life questioned whether the authorities were putting people at risk by allowing companies to use roads as test sites for self-driving technology. At the same time, self-driving advocates argue that they have the potential to make roads safer by eliminating human mistakes. Arizona and California have always been particularly strong supporters of self-driving cars. They hope that local self-driving technology research and development companies can create jobs and build factories to develop this promising new industry. (Translator: Zhang Xiaowen/Verification: Lu Yingzi)