Toyota pauses self-driving car tests after Uber-related fatality

Toyota Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend testing of its “Chauffeur” autonomous driving system on U.S. roads following a fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving vehicle.
Japan-based Toyota (NYSE: TM), whose North American headquarters and affiliated Toyota Connected data science hub are in Plano, said it’s pausing testing because of the emotional toll it could take, and not because of actual potential safety issues.The move came after an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle o