Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it will pause autonomous vehicle testing following an accident in which an Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Ariz.Toyota said in a statement "the incident may have an emotional effect on our test drivers. Nearly all of them have been blamed on human motorists hitting the autonomous vehicle. Arizona has welcomed companies developing self-driving vehicles with a light regulatory touch compared with other states and countries. Mitchell's office said the mayor has not asked other autonomous vehicle companies to suspend testing in the city. Waymo earlier this month said it began operating self-driving vehicles in Arizona without human minders, offering rides to select customers.

Source: CBC News March 20, 2018 18:11 UTC