After the Uber self-driving vehicle accident in Tempe, Arizona, Toyota Motor is suspending tests of autonomous vehicles on public roads, and will continue the tests at three enclosed proving grounds.
Toyota has a fleet of test vehicles that can drive themselves, although engineers and safety drivers ride along to take control if necessary — the same arrangement that was used in the Uber vehicle.
“We’ve told our drivers to take a couple of days off so we can assess the situation,” said Rick Bourgoise, a Toyota spokesman.
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