Google’s self-driving robot cars are for more than six years of service – mostly accidents. Now a Lexus with the software was involved in an accident. When changing lanes, he collided with a bus together
A self-driving car Google has collided with a bus -. And circumstances suggest that the software the vehicles could have provoked the body damage. According to Google, from the accident report, the robot car wanted to change lanes, first let it several vehicles through and then drove off while approached the bus.
Nearly a dozen accidents over two million kilometers
the Google employees at the wheel for the modified vehicle from the Lexus brand have the maneuver is not stopped, because it was assumed that the time is sufficient or the bus would slow down if necessary, the Internet company said. However, it should come to a collision at low speed. The police was on Monday initially no assessment of the circumstances of the accident before.
The self-driving cars with Google software drove in more than six years over two million kilometers were there in a dozen minor accidents intricate, while the software was in control. Mostly they were hit by another car with people driving from behind. Cases in which an error of the software caused the accident, were not previously known. At the same time, the sitting at the wheel of employees
intervene again if they have the impression that the software was overwhelmed in the video. First tests in California – now runs Google’s self-driving car on public roads
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