Uber said Monday it has paused its testing of autonomous cars, including in Toronto, after a pedestrian fatality overnight in Tempe, Ariz.A spokesperson for Uber Canada confirmed the company has halted tests in San Francisco, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Toronto. "The vehicle was traveling northbound … when a female walking outside of the crosswalk crossed the road from west to east when she was struck by the Uber vehicle," Tempe police said in a statement. The New York Times reported that the fatality could be the first known fatality involving a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on public roads. Since January 2016, Ontario has allowed the testing of autonomous vehicles on provincial roads. However, in December 2017, the provincial government sought public comments on a proposal to change the pilot project to allow for driverless testing of fully autonomous vehicles.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2018 17:53 UTC