Uber will not be held criminally liable in the fatal crash last year in Tempe, Arizona, in which a self-driving vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, a county prosecutor announced Tuesday. Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk said Uber won't face criminal charges in the March 2018 crash — believed to be the first fatality in the U.S. involving a self-driving vehicle. DRIVER IN FATAL SELF-DRIVING UBER CRASH WAS WATCHING 'THE VOICE,' INVESTIGATORS SAYIt’s not known whether prosecutors are considering charges against the driver. She told investigators she wasn't using her phone before the crash, but the video shows her looking down inside the car. Instead of the system, Uber relies on the human backup driver to intervene.

Source: Fox News March 06, 2019 03:11 UTC