A Self Driving Uber Car Hit and Killed A Woman In The First Known Autonomous Vehicle Death

A woman in Arizona has died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber in what is believed to be the first time a pedestrian has been killed by an autonomous vehicle.
One of the transportation firm’s vehicles struck a woman in Tempe late Sunday night, and she died of her injuries at a hospital, the Tempe Police Department said in a statement.
The vehicle was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, police said. The news was first reported by ABC 15.