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Uber Doesn't Plan To Renew Its Self-Driving Permit In California

A spokesperson says Uber decided not to reapply for a permit in California after a fatal accident involving one of its self-driving cars in Arizona.
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Uber says it won't renew its self-driving vehicle permit in California.

A spokesperson for the company told several media outlets Uber decided not to reapply for a permit in the state after a fatal accident involving one of its self-driving cars in neighboring Arizona.

The vehicle hit a woman as she was walking across a street in mid-March. She later died at the hospital.

In the wake of the crash, Uber pulled its self-driving cars off the road in all its test cities. The company was testing in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Toronto and San Francisco.

The Tempe Police Department and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.