Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-Self-driving vehicles by Uber have been pulled off the road after one of the innovative cars was involved in a crash in Arizona according to a BBC report.
According to Uber the car – a Volvo SUV – was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, on Friday and was left overturned though no one was hurt.
Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle.
BBC reports that a spokeswoman for the police in Tempe, Arizona said the accident occurred when another vehicle “failed to yield” to the Uber car at a left turn.
“There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision,” spokeswoman Josie Montenegro said.
Uber’s self-driving cars always have a human in the driving seat who can take over the controls.
BBC reports that the company pulled its self-driving vehicles off the road in Arizona at first, followed by test sites in Pennsylvania and California – all three states where it operated the vehicles.
The incident follows a tumultuous few weeks for the car-hailing app service, after several negative stories about workplace practices and ethics.
A number of executives have quit in recent weeks, including the president, Jeff Jones.
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