Uber scales back self-driving car tests in wake of fatal crash Uber laid off 100 of its self-driving car backup drivers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as it scales back its testing in the wake of its fatal crash in March. The ride-hailing firm made 55 new mission specialist positions available to replace them, according to a report by Quartz , with the intention of returning to on-the-road testing but with a reduced fleet of cars. ...more