Woman dies in Arizona after being hit by U ber self-driving SUV

A lady was killed by a Uber self-driving game utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, and the ride hailing organization said it had suspended its independent vehicle program over the United States and Canada.

T h e mischance in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe denoted the main casualty from a self-driving vehicle, which are being tried far and wide, and could crash endeavors to quick track the presentation of the new innovation.

The v e h i c l e was in self-sufficient mode with an administrator in the driver's seat at the season of the mischance, which happened overnight Sunday to Monday, Tempe police said.

"The vehicle was voyaging northbound ... at the point when a female strolling outside of the crosswalk crossed the street from west to east when she was struck by the U ber vehicle," police said in an announcement.

The l a d y later passed on from her wounds in a healing facility, police said. Her name has not been discharged on the grounds that her closest relative had not yet been advised, police said.

Tempe police couldn't promptly be gone after further remark.

The vehicle associated with the mishap was a Volvo, a man acquainted with the issue said. Neighborhood TV film of the scene demonstrated a folded bicycle and a Volvo XC90 SUV with a crushed in front.

T h e US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Transportation Safety Board said they were sending investigative groups to test the crash. NHTSA likewise said it was in contact with Volvo.

A representative for Uber Technologies Inc said the organization was suspending its North Ame ri can tests. In a tweet, Uber communicated its sympathies and said the organization was completely collaborating with experts.