[tyingq]

"some prosecutor took a look at it and decided it wasn't worthwhile"

Probably a prosecutor that works for some local government that could be also be liable for letting Uber operate that car in their jurisdiction. I imagine that discussion happened.

[dodobirdlord]

I doubt it, Arizona legalized self-driving cars at the state level.

[tyingq]

"The state and city of Tempe were hit with a lawsuit Monday over their alleged negligence in the fatal crash between a self-driving Uber and a pedestrian a year ago."

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2019/03/19/...