self-driving cars # Uber crash raises an accident in Arizona

 self-driving cars # Uber crash raises an accident in Arizona and flipped onto its side





One of Uber’s self-driving SUVs was left turned on its side with its windows smashed after colliding with another vehicle in Tempe, Ariz.;





The crash comes as Uber grapples with a wide range of crises. Among them, several Uber employees have been accused of stealing intellectual property from Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company, and using it as the basis for Uber’s self-driving technology. The outcome of that legal fight could affect Uber’s future significantly.



A photo posted on Fresco News' Twitter feed showed a self-driving Uber Volvo SUV on its side.



Another car, in the background, is pictured with dents and smashed windows. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident.



The Uber SUV was operating in autonomous mode when the accident occurred, Uber confirmed to Business Insider. Uber has halted its self-driving-car pilot in Arizona and is investigating what caused the incident.



The collision will likely to turn up the temperature on the heated debate about the safety of self-driving cars.



A Tesla operating in Autopilot mode crashed into a truck last year, killing the car's driver.



Google's prototype self-driving cars have been involved in several fender-benders over the years, though most were operating in manual mode at the time of the incidents.



Automakers and tech companies are rushing to develop and test self-driving cars, which some people think could eventually replace traditional cars. But there are many questions about the safety and reliability of the technology that regulators are still grappling with.