Google announced today that in June, twoname Lexus SUV vehicles were involved in accidents. And in the cases, the accidents were due to human error.
The self-driven cars της Google μέχρι σήμερα έχουν εμπλακεί σε 14 “μικροατυχήματα” μετά από 1.800.000 μίλια αυτόνομης driving. Today the company released the second report on its self-driving cars.
The two new crash reports submitted to the California Department of Motor Vehicles are amusing - but they show that self-driving cars are less likely to cause accidents than cars driven by humans.
4 June 2015: A Google model Lexus autonomous vehicle (“Google AV”) was traveling westbound California St. of Mountain View in autonomous mode and stopped behind other cars at a red light at the intersection of California St. and Rengstorff Ave. A vehicle approaching from behind collided with the Google AV's rear bumper. Google AV had stopped for about 17 seconds before the crash. The approximate speed of the other vehicle at the time of impact was , There were no damage in any vehicle and no injuries were reported by the persons involved.
18 June 2015: A Google model Lexus self-driving vehicle (“Google AV”) was traveling north on California St. of Mountain View in autonomous mode and had stopped at a red light at the intersection of California St. and Bryant St. In the lane to the left of the Google AV was a single lane left turn. The vehicle directly behind the Google AV started to move forward when the green light turned on arrow on the left turn (despite the traffic light for the straight lane being red) and collided with the rear bumper of the Google AV. Google AV had stopped for about 11 seconds before the time of the collision. The other vehicle was traveling at approximately 5 mph. There were no injuries and nothing was reported from those involved. The Google AV suffered minor damage (scratches) on the rear bumper. The other vehicle sustained minor damage (scratches) to the front bumper.
Read the full report for June from PDF.
