Incident 25: Near-miss between two Self-Driving Cars

Description: A Google self-driving car allegedly cut off a Delphi self-driving car during a road test, however the Delphi car sensed and avoided collision with the Google car.

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Alleged: Google developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Delphi Technologies.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
25
Report Count
11
Incident Date
2015-05-11
Editors
Sean McGregor

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Full Description

A Google self-driving car cut off a Delphi self-driving car in Silicon Valley, California. A Delphi spokesperson first reported the near miss under the context of both cars acting in the way they should. The Delphi car sensed the Google car's approach into the lane it intended to merge into, therefore termintating the Delphi car's lane change until safe to do so. Google agreed with this statement. Delphi later amended their statement to say "the vehicles didn't even come that close to each other."

Short Description

A Google self-driving car allegedly cut off a Delphi self-driving car during a road test, however the Delphi car sensed and avoided collision with the Google car.

Severity

Negligible

AI System Description

Self-driving cars developed by Google and Delphi, respectively

System Developer

Google, Delphi

Sector of Deployment

Transportation and storage

Relevant AI functions

Perception, Cognition, Action

AI Techniques

environmental sensing, decision trees, artificially intelligent automobiles

AI Applications

autonomous vehicles, interpreting traffic patterns

Location

Silicon Valley, California

Named Entities

Google, Delphi

Technology Purveyor

Google, Delphi

Beginning Date

6-2015

Ending Date

6-2015

Near Miss

Near miss

Intent

Accident

Lives Lost

No

Infrastructure Sectors

Transportation

Data Inputs

traffic patterns, environmental input

Google, Delphi Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California
nbcwashington.com · 2015

Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. Scott Budman reports. (Published Monday, May …

Google's self-driving Lexus cuts off self-driving Audi
fortune.com · 2015

Updated 12:15 a.m ET Friday.

Somebody almost had to call a self-driving tow truck.

Two autonomous vehicles, one powered by Google and the other from Delphi Automotive, nearly collided this week in what’s thought to be the first close call b…

Self-driving cars from rivals Google, Delphi in close call
money.cnn.com · 2015

There are few drivers who haven't experienced what it's like to be cut off by another motorist who nearly causes an accident. Now, two autonomous-driving cars from competing companies have matched that common human experience.

Of course, th…

dailydot.com · 2015

[Update 6/27]: In a statement from Delphi, the company has added further clarification and now claims that the two vehicles were never in any danger of colliding. The statement claims the original report from Reuters was incorrect, though t…

Two rival self-driving cars have close call in California
reuters.com · 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday…

Google and Delphi self-driving cars in near miss
ibtimes.co.uk · 2015

In a showdown of self-driving cars a Google vehicle recently cut off a Delphi car attempting to switch roadway lanes, and came perilously close to crashing.

Auto parts maker Delphi says that its experimental self-driving car was on a street…

Robo-car wars: Delphi's near crash, prang, wallop with Google DENIED!
theregister.co.uk · 2015

Delphi Automotive has contradicted a senior exec at the company by denying that one of its robo-cars had come close to being pranged by a Google self-driving vehicle.

The firm told Reuters on Friday that the news wire's earlier report – whi…

Delphi Changes Story, Says Google Self-Driving Car Did Not Nearly Crash Into Audi
sitepronews.com · 2015

June 29, 2015

Delphi is back-pedaling after one of its executives told Reuters last week one of its self-driving vehicles had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid being side-swiped by an autonomous Google car.

Although Delphi executive John A…

Driverless Car Maker Denies Claim of Near-Miss With Google Car
time.com · 2015

After a report that a Delphi driverless car and a Google driverless car came close to a traffic incident on a road in Palo Alto, Calif., Delphi has issued a statement that “the vehicles didn’t even come close to each other.”

The original re…

Google and Delphi Self Driving Cars Clash In Near Miss Accident
wiproo.com · 2015

It has been reported that a Delphi Automotive-owned self driving Audi was forced to take ‘appropriate action’ in order to avoid crashing into a Google self driving Lexus after it was cut off by the car.

John Absmeier was traveling in the De…

Google's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says
dmv.com · 2017

One of the main reasons behind Google’s commitment to driverless cars is their ability to avoid accidents and improve traffic safety , as they eliminate human error, which is the single most common cause of motor vehicle crashes. Up until a…

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