Uber CEO’s Commitment to Self-Driving Cars Tested by Fatality

Controversy appears to follow Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous-driving project at every turn.

It has been the subject of a trade-secrets lawsuit and scrutiny from investors for exorbitant costs. Now the program is at the center of a moral quandary over the use of self-driving technology on public roads after one of its vehicles struck and killed a woman this week in Tempe, Arizona.