Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona

The company has suspended self-driving car operations.by Heidi Groover SPENCER PLATT / GETTY
A self-driving car operated by Uber struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Tempe, Arizona, overnight, according to local and national media reports. Police have not yet identified the woman. The New York Times reports that the fatality "appears to be the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on public roads."Police in Tempe say the vehicle was in autonomous mode, tho