Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash

An image from a video distributed by Fresco News shows a Volvo flipped on its side after an apparent collision involving two other vehicles in Tempe, Ariz. (HANDOUT/REUTERS)

By:

Gina Cherelus

March 25, 2017 05:00 AM

Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended its pilot program for autonomous vehicles after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.

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