A self-propelled electric car from Google’s robot fleet has collided with a bus, reported the technology giant. Guilt was a researcher lane change – and a fatal software error.
The software has a self-driving cars by Google caused an accident for the first time. The robot car wanted to change the track during a test drive in the city Mountain View to drive round an obstacle explained Google in the recently published accident report (PDF) . The Google car was first here by several vehicles and then drove off while approached a bus. In the collision at low speed, there was a fender bender, no one was injured.
“In this case we bear clearly some responsibility, because there had been no collision when our car would not move,” said Google. The software has been adapted to the accident: The cars would be set stronger now that it is less likely that buses and other large vehicles would transmit it
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first auto accident caused by software error
the self-driving cars with Google software drove in more than six years over two million kilometers were there in a dozen minor accidents involved while the software was in control. Mostly they were hit by another car with people driving from behind.
cases where a software error caused the accident were not known, according to Google. At the same time, the sitting at the wheel employees engage again, if they have the impression that the software was overwhelmed.
Google polishes on the vehicle speed
In the past, by car experts criticized repeatedly that Google cars were too cautious on the road and thus handicapped partly traffic. One of them has already been waved out by the police, because it was too slow on the road. Apparently Google is now trying to adapt the algorithms so that the cars liquid classified into traffic and also assume that other drivers will slow down for them.
It is important that the self-driving cars not only the traffic rules followed, “but also the spirit of the street,” said Google. The Group brings the vehicles for several weeks even if, more to drive on the right place in the middle lane.
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