Uber will not renew its permit to test self-driving cars in California until an investigation into the fatal accident in Arizona earlier this month is finished.
March 27 (UPI) — Uber will not renew its permit to test self-driving cars in California until the investigation into the fatal accident in Arizona earlier this month is concluded.
Uber chose not to file a renewal after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles told the company its application will have to address « any follow-up analysis or investigations from the recent crash in Arizona, » The New York Times reported.
An Uber spokeswoman said the company « proactively suspended » the testing of its self-driving cars.
« We decided to not reapply for a California DMV permit with the understanding that our self-driving vehicles would not operate on public roads in the immediate future,: the spokeswoman said, according to CNET .
Earlier today, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey revoked Uber’s testing permit after seeing a video of the accident.
« I found the video to be disturbing and alarming, and it raised many questions about the ability of Uber to continue testing in Arizona, » the governor wrote in the letter to Uber.
Last week, Uber suspended testing in several cities, including San Francisco, Toronto and Pittsburgh.
