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Arizona has been the wild west of robot car testing, with virtually no regulations in place. When there's no sheriff in town, people get killed.

John Simpson, privacy and technology project director for Consumer Watchdog, after -- in what appears to be the first death of its kind -- a self-driving car in the state killed a pedestrian. The tragedy prompted Uber to suspend its autonomous vehicle operations in four cities.

John Simpson, privacy and technology project director for Consumer Watchdog, after -- in what appears to be the first death of its kind -- a self-driving car in the state killed a pedestrian. The tragedy prompted Uber to suspend its autonomous vehicle operations in four cities.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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