This question was closed as "no" with an end date of 31 December 2016. Although there were some reports that Uber vehicle was involved in an accident in October (WTAE Pittsburgh), there was no evidence that there was a passenger in the car or that the vehicle was in autonomous mode. There are no indications of other accidents. _{See our FAQ to learn about how we resolve questions and how scores are calculated. In the first public test of self-driving cars in the US, Uber recently launched a program where the public can hail and ride in one of the company’s autonomous vehicles (Uber, NY Times). Each car has two Uber employees seated in the front seats who can take control when needed (NPR, Scientific American). However, concerns remain about the safety of these cars at this initial stage of development, especially in light of the recent accidents involving a Tesla Model S (The Verge), and a Google self-driving car (Quartz). For this question to resolve as “yes”, an Uber self-driving car must physically contact another vehicle or object while driving autonomously. Malfunctions that do not result in an accident would not be sufficient to resolve the question (e.g. Quartz). Recommended Questions Before 2017, will Google announce that it will conduct public testing of its fully autonomous vehicles in a US city?}