[New post] Google self-driving cars would have caused 10 accidents in 2015 without test drivers taking control

Fred Lambert posted: " Google published today its annual report on disengagements of autonomous mode for its self-driving car program (SDC), which is required by California's DMV. The report details events where Google's test drivers have taken control over the car's autono" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google self-driving cars would have caused 10 accidents in 2015 without test drivers taking control by Fred Lambert Google published today its annual report on disengagements of autonomous mode for its self-driving car program (SDC), which is required by California's DMV. The report details events where Google's test drivers have taken control over the car's autonomous system, whether it'd be because of a shutdown due to technology failure or for safety reasons. After having driven over 1.3 million miles in autonomous mode, Google's self-driving cars were involved in 17 reported accidents, but the company prides itself of not having been at fault in any of them. But with today's report, we learn the self-driving cars would have caused 10 accidents during the past year if test drivers wouldn't have disengaged the system and taken controls. Read more of this post Fred Lambert | January 12, 2016 at 4:43 pm | Tags: accidents, Google, google car, google self-driving, self-driving, test drivers | Categories: Self-Driving Car | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-xy1 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/01/12/googles-self-driving-car-caused-10-accidents-test-drivers-control/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com