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Uber shuts self-driving car test operations

Arizona test unit to close, company aims to resume testing after comprehensive review

Uber autonomous car kills pedestrian
Uber autonomous car kills pedestrian

Uber has announced that it will end its self-driving car operations in Arizona, with the loss of 300 jobs.

The move comes after a woman was run over and killed by an Uber autonomous car in the state in March, the BBC reports.

Arizona stopped Uber tests, and the company suspended self-driving car testing in several other states after the incident, which is still under investigation.

The company said it is conducting a thorough review of self-driving operations, and aims to resume testing in Pennsylvania later this year.