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Uber Puts Its First Self-Driving Car Back on the Road Since Pedestrian Death
- Uber cars will operate in autonomous mode in Pittsburgh
- A pedestrian died in March when hit by Uber self-driving car
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Uber Technologies Inc., which halted its self-driving car program after the death of a pedestrian in March, will return one or two self-driving cars to public roads in Pittsburgh on Thursday, the company said.
Uber said it received the all-clear from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation this week. The self-driving car program has been suspended as the National Transportation Safety Board investigated the pedestrian fatality in Tempe, Arizona, and as state officials reviewed Uber’s authorization.