Uber ends Arizona driverless car programme
He added that he wanted Uber to restrict autonomous cars to 25 miles-per-hour so that if they hit a pedestrian, the accident would be less likely to be fatal.
But any future testing won't be in Arizona.
Uber has engineering hubs in Pittsburgh and San Francisco, and the company said it is easier to test vehicles near those workers. Its ride-sharing and food delivery businesses will continue in the state.
It was the first known fatality involving a fully autonomous vehicle, which rocked the nascent industry.
An operator was behind the wheel of the vehicle at the time, police told Fortune, but a dashboard cam video released by authorities shows the driver was looking away from the road until seconds before the accident took place. The company told its almost 200 workers of the decision earlier today.
"The governor's focus has always been on what's best for Arizonans and for public safety, not for any one company", said Ducey spokesman Daniel Scarpinato. The more than 500 employees of its traditional taxi service in Arizona are not affected.
Arizona's wide, flat roads, good weather and corporation-friendly regulations are considered ideal to test autonomous vehicles.
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The ride-hailing firm said it has held talks with Californian officials about restarting public road tests in San Francisco and Sacramento. "We're not pushing it out of our state".
Public trust in the future of self-driving vehicles has dropped following a flurry of autonomous auto crashes in recent months.
In a letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in March, Ducey said he found the video of the deadly collision "disturbing and alarming". The city wants to work with Uber to make sure its technology is safe, but sees no need "to jump right in and regulate even more how these cars operate", Stewart said. Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation regulates Uber's autonomous-vehicle testing program in Pittsburgh. Since, Uber has suspended all autonomous testing. The news was first reported by AZ Central. The developers of Autonomous vehicle is not ready to take responsibility in the absence of a human driver. The company says it will provide outplacement services to support those impacted by this change as they find a career or role outside of Uber.
Though Uber's self-driving program was suspended in California in 2016, the company is back on good terms with the state.
The fatal crash in Tempe has raised questions about the safety of self-driving vehicles.
A recent study found 73% of drivers are now too afraid to ride in a self-driving vehicle.
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