Driverless Uber car kills female pedestrian in first deadly crash

A self-driving car killed a female pedestrian on Monday in what is believed to be the first fatal crash involving an autonomous vehicle.

The victim, named by authorities as Elaine Herzberg, was crossing the street at night time when she was hit by a self-driving Uber 4x4 in the South West city of Tempe, Arizona. The 49-year-old was taken to a local hospital where she died of her injuries.

The incident is the first known death involving a fully autonomous vehicle. Although details of what happened are being investigated by local police, the crash is expected to raise serious questions about driverless technology, which many technology companies are testing in the hope that it will mean safer and...