The Waymo driver tried to avoid a collision but the minivan rear-ended the sedan “as a result of the reckless driving of the other individual,” the company said. In the meantime, no citations have been issued and there were no signs of impairment by either driver, Soldo said. ADAn Uber self-driving vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe in a 2018 crash that the National Transportation Safety Board said was caused by the distracted human safety driver. ADUber halted its self-driving vehicle testing program in Arizona after that crash. ___This story has been corrected with an updated police statement saying there was no passenger in the Waymo vehicle as initially reported.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2020 18:12 UTC