Media pressure this week led Google to reveal that its self-driving cars, which are being tested on select city streets in California, have been involved in 11 accidents. All were minor accidents that occurred over the past six years, according to Chris Urmson, director of the self-driving car program. The disclosure followed a press report that Google vehicles were involved in three collisions since September, when reporting all accidents involving self-driving cars became mandatory.
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Consumer Group Worries Over Safety of Google’s Self-Driving Cars
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 14, 2015 11:17 AMMedia pressure this week led Google to reveal that its self-driving cars, which are being tested on select city streets in California, have been involved in 11 accidents. All were minor accidents that occurred over the past six years, according to Chris Urmson, director of the self-driving car program. The disclosure followed a press report that Google vehicles were involved in three collisions since September, when reporting all accidents involving self-driving cars became mandatory.