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Self-driving car hits bus – what’s the big deal?

Self-driving car hits bus – what’s the big deal?

Written by on March 2, 2016 in Guest Blog with 0 Comments

A Google self-driving car hit a bus in California last month. Remain calm. According to media reports – based on the public release of the accident report from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday – the Google car ran into the bus at an intersection in Mountain View, CA, while trying to avoid some sandbags on […]

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Google car hits bus, no fine for ‘driver’ – software at fault

Google car hits bus, no fine for ‘driver’ – software at fault

Written by on March 1, 2016 in News with 1 Comment

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it bears “some responsibility” after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month. The crash may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle and the fault of the self-driving car. The Mountain View, […]

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Japan driverless taxi start-up aims for 2020 Olympics

Japan driverless taxi start-up aims for 2020 Olympics

Written by on February 29, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

FUJISAWA, Japan (Reuters) – Japan’s Robot Taxi aims to forge partnerships with carmakers to develop a driverless taxi service in time for the 2020 Olympics, the technology company said, holding its first tests on public roads and joining a global race to develop self-driving cars. The joint venture between gaming software maker DeNA Co and […]

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People the cause of self-driving car accidents!

People the cause of self-driving car accidents!

Written by on May 12, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Internet search company Google Inc’s self-driving cars have been involved in 11 accidents, but have not been the cause of any, over the last six years since the project began, the program’s director said on Monday. A team of drivers that is testing the fleet of more than 20 vehicles have driven 1.7 […]

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