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Tempe Police: Self-driving Uber vehicle involved in rollover

Posted at 10:10 AM, Mar 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-25 13:22:16-04

A self-driving Uber vehicle was involved in an accident in Tempe Friday night, KGUN sister station KNXV reports.

Police responded to the area of McClintock Drive and Apache Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports about an accident.

A car failed to yield to the autonomous SUV and hit it, authorities said. The self-driving SUV rolled onto its side as a result crash.

No injuries were reported. However, police said there was a passenger in the self-driving car. The person was behind the wheel but it's unclear whether they were controlling the SUV or not.

Since the beginning of this year, the ride-hailing company has been testing out the cars across the Valley. 

Uber told ABC15 that they're aware of the incident and will provide an update when they have more details.