Driverless vehicles operated by Uber will be back on the road in Tempe and Pittsburgh today after one of its self-driving cars crashed in Arizona, the company said.
“Our cars will be back on the road in Tempe and Pittsburgh later today,” an Uber spokeswoman said.
On Friday, Uber suspended its pilot programme in three states – Arizona, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. A human-driven vehicle “failed to yield” to an Uber vehicle while making a turn in Tempe, Arizona, said Josie Montenegro, a spokeswoman for the city’s police department.
“The vehicles collided, causing the autonomous vehicle to roll onto its side,” Montenegro said in an email. “There were no serious injuries.”
The ride services company earlier said its driverless vehicles were back on the road in San Francisco.
Separately, the Danish branch of Uber’s ride-sharing service is shutting down its activities in Denmark over a law proposal that toughens standards for cabs.
Uber’s spokesman in Denmark, Kristian Agerbo, said on Tuesday “we must take the consequence,” adding the proposal, demanding cabs and cars for hire must have seat occupancy sensors and meters was “going in the wrong direction”.
When the proposal was presented in February, Agerbo said Uber would stay in Denmark and “fight.”
Danish prosecutors have said Uber – banned in several cities in Europe – is akin to an illegal taxi service and a court ruling is pending on the company’s services. Uber has said some 2,000 people are “active drivers” in Denmark and some 300,000 people have downloaded the app.
* Agencies
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