Arizona lawmaker brags about doing 140 mph, later says he was joking

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Waymo self-driving van involved in Arizona crash

A self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan operated by Waymo, the autonomy subsidiary of Alphabet/Google, was involved in a two-car accident Friday afternoon in Chandler, Ariz. First reports indicate the autonomous vehicle was not at fault in the crash — not the “violator vehicle,” according to ABC 15 News. This may be Waymo’s first accident in its […]

Instagram stars are reportedly among the 6 people dead after a plane headed for Las Vegas crashed in Arizona

Associated Press All six passengers were reportedly killed when a plane crashed at a golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona on Monday night. A video posted to Facebook by a friend of the victims reportedly shows them entering the plane prior to takeoff. While police have not yet officially identified the victims, family and friends appear […]

Arizona joins Texas, sends out National Guard in border crackdown

Over two hundred members of the Arizona National Guard are en route to the Mexican border to support President Donald Trump’s clampdown on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Defense Secretary James Mattis authorized the deployment of up to 4,000 troops to the border last Friday, following an executive order from President Trump. The troops will […]

Backpage domains seized by feds, co-founder’s Arizona home raided

Enlarge (credit: Backpage) On Friday, federal law enforcement authorities seized Backpage domain names, including Backpage.com and Backpage.ca. In addition, the Arizona Republic reported that on Friday morning, law enforcement raided the Sedona-area home of Michael Lacey, a co-founder of the site. For years, Backpage has acted with impunity as a place that offered thinly veiled […]

Arizona and Texas to send 400 Guardsmen to US-Mexico border after Trump’s call for troops

Ross Franklin/AP Arizona and Texas announced that they would send 400 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border by next week in response to President Donald Trump’s call for troops. Arizona is providing around 150 Guard members and Texas will provide at least 250 troops in the next 72 hours. Trump called for troops to […]

After Crash, Arizona Governor Suspends Uber Self-Driving-Vehicle Testing

– It was little more than a year ago that Arizona governor Doug Ducey welcomed the arrival of Uber’s self-driving vehicles on the state’s public roads with unabashed enthusiasm. On Monday, in the wake of a fatal crash, Ducey has suspended Uber’s autonomous fleet from testing and operating within the state’s borders, citing the company’s […]

Uber told to stop testing driverless tech in Arizona

Enlarge (credit: Uber) Uber was told on Monday evening to suspend its autonomous car-testing program in Arizona. The move follows the death of Elaine Herzberg, a pedestrian who was struck and killed by one of the company’s self-driving vehicles on March 18. According to the Associated Press, Governor Doug Ducey told Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi […]