An unmanned vehicle for the first time Google has become responsible for an accident – RBC

unmanned vehicle company Google Lexus RX450h during the demo drive Photo: AP

Google autonomous vehicle collided with a bus in California. This is the first case where the unmanned car company becomes responsible for an accident

Google’s unmanned vehicle for the first time was responsible for the traffic accident. The incident occurred in the city of Mountain View, California, reports Reuters.

In a statement, the company says that the accident occurred on 14 February. Lexus RX450h model car collided with a municipal bus while attempting to overtake a few bags of sand on the roadway. As a result of the accident the left side of the bus has been damaged, the front wheel and the driver’s front sensor. Injured in the accident is not.

In a statement, Google acknowledged the “partial responsibility” for the incident and said that it is the first time that their car with the autopilot was responsible for the accident. “Partly responsible” the company explains that if their car did maneuver, the collision would have happened. “Our car is believed that the bus is going to slow down or even stop to allow the machine to go back in the flow, and that there is enough room to maneuver,” – said in a statement

The company also promised to update the software. software to prevent new similar cases in the future.

The representative of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority of the company who owns the bus got into an accident, Reuters confirmed the fact of the accident, but the accident details are unknown to her. At the police headquarters in Mountain View said that to them about the accident nobody addressed.

In just a few years of testing, including on busy streets and highways, self-managed Google cars had already got into a minor accident, but every time it was not their fault.