Toyota halts self-driving car tests after Uber-related death

Source: CNN | March 21, 2018 | Daniel Shane

Toyota has become the first major auto maker to halt tests of autonomous cars after a woman was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle.

The Japanese car company said Wednesday that it would temporarily suspend testing of its ‘Chauffeur’ autonomous driving system on US roads.

“We feel the incident may have an emotional effect on our test drivers,” said Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons.

Toyota (TM) had been road-testing robot vehicles in Michigan and California, Lyons said. He added that the number of self-driving vehicles being tested by Toyota was “small” and didn’t specify how long the suspension would last.

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