Google autonomous vehicles were stationary in three of five collisions
involving driverless cars, as detailed in traffic accident reports released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles Friday.
It was not the project's first crash, but it was the first caused in part by nonhuman error (most incidents
involve the driverless cars getting rear - ended by human drivers not paying attention at traffic lights).
Not exact matches
A self - driving
car from Uber Technologies hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening, what is likely the first pedestrian fatality
involving a
driverless vehicle.
If two
driverless cars are inevitably to be
involved in an accident because of someone crossing the street with their baby in a stroller, who lives and who dies?
A
driverless Uber SUV was
involved in an accident, fatally injuring one women when the
car failed to stop.
He is closely
involved in new highways and vehicle technologies and the legal solutions for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (including
driverless cars).
Recently, Google's autonomous
car lead Chris Urmson penned a blog post noting humans were to blame for most accidents Google's
driverless vehicles were
involved in.
The CEO of Waymo, the Google subsidiary tasked with developing
driverless cars, has said the recent death of a pedestrian in an accident
involving an autonomous
car would not have occurred with his...
They include the need for a constant communication link between the vehicle and a «remote operator» that provides real - time data on the
car's location and status, as well as the submission of a «law enforcement interaction plan» detailing how the company will deal with first responders in the event of an incident
involving one of its
driverless vehicles.