Uber will halt its self - driving truck project , which launched in 2011 and saw its first truck make a profit later that year . The decision will not affect Uber mobility , which matches shippers with truck drivers . The company will now focus its autonomous mobility efforts purely on developing driverless vehicles , which it has so far found challenging . In March , Uber suspended testing autonomous cars in North America after a fatal accident in 2012 .
Uber will halt its self-driving truck project, which launched in 2016 and saw its first truck make a delivery later that year. The decision will not affect Uber Freight, which matches shippers with truck drivers. The company will now focus its autonomous mobility efforts purely on developing driverless cars, which it has so far found challenging. In March, Uber suspended testing autonomous cars in North America after a fatal accident in Arizona.