Federal authorities arrive in Tempe to investigate
By Ray Stern | Phoenix New Times
Investigators from two federal transportation agencies arrived Tuesday in Tempe in the aftermath of Sunday’s fatal collision between a pedestrian and a self-driving Uber car.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Transportation Safety Board both sent two “full teams” of people to the city, police said.
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“They want to understand what has happened here and the technology in place,” said Tempe Police Commander Jeffrey Glover.
He expects the teams to assist Tempe’s traffic investigation and do their own investigations.
The NTSB published a news release on Monday saying the probe would “address the vehicle’s interaction with the environment, other vehicles, and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists.”
