As part of its investigation, the Tempe, Ariz., police department released this video showing the moment before a self-driving Uber operating in autonomous mode struck a pedestrian on March 18. Warning: Graphic content. PHOTO: CHRIS CARLSON/ASSOCIATED PRESSTEMPE, Ariz.—The roads north of Arizona State University are in many ways ideal for testing self-driving cars, with wide, clearly marked lanes and minimal traffic late at night, when the vehicle’s laser sensors work best. The optimal conditions make it especially troubling that an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving car plowed straight into and killed a pedestrian walking across a street here at night, without appearing to brake or veer, according to a video from the vehicle released by police Wednesday.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 22, 2018 16:07 UTC