Incident 71: Google admits its self driving car got it wrong: Bus crash was caused by software
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On February 14, 2016, a Google autonomous test vehicle was involved in a low-speed collision with a bus in Google’s hometown of Mountain View, CA. The self-driving car, a Lexus RX450h SUV, was attempting to navigate around an obstruction by merging toward the middle of a wide lane on El Camino Real, while a bus was approaching from the rear. The car and its test driver expected that the bus would slow and allow the merge, however the bus continued, apparently not expecting the self-driving car to attempt the merge, resulting in a low-speed collision. In a public statement, Google acknowledged partial fault for the incident and updated their software to assume that large vehicles are less likely to give way.
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On February 14, 2016, a Google autonomous test vehicle partially responsible for a low-speed collision with a bus on El Camino Real in Google’s hometown of Mountain View, CA.
Severity
Negligible
Harm Type
Harm to physical property
AI System Description
Lexus RX450h SUV outfitted with Google's autonomous vehicle package.
System Developer
Sector of Deployment
Transportation and storage
Relevant AI functions
Perception, Action
AI Techniques
deep learning, image classification, object detection, scene segmentation, driving lane detection
AI Applications
computer vision, autonomous driving, self-driving vehicle
Location
Mountain View, CA
Named Entities
Google, Lexus, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Technology Purveyor
Beginning Date
2016-02-14
Ending Date
2016-02-14
Near Miss
Harm caused
Intent
Accident
Lives Lost
No
Laws Implicated
California Vehicle Code Section 38750, California DMV Autonomous Vehicle Testing Regulations
Data Inputs
traffic patterns, radar, LIDAR, video camera footage
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An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the …
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Since Google’s robot cars have been on the road, they have been involved with 17 different accidents. But in those incidents, Google’s car wasn’t to blame — another car struck Google’s or the test driver behind the autonomous vehicle was at…
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Google said on Monday it bore "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a bus in a minor crash earlier this month.
The accident may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle and the fault …
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This was a minor incident, and we're happy to report that there were no injuries. However, this might be the first instance where one of Google's self-driving cars caused an accident. If so, the Mountain View crew can no longer say it's an …
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Image copyright AP Image caption Google cars have clocked up over one million miles on public roads
One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California earlier this month. There were no injuries.
It is not the first time one …
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On 14 February, the AI in charge of one of Google’s cars drove into the side of a bus. The incident – which California’s Department of Motor Vehicles documented publicly yesterday – is the first clear…
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A Google driverless car has been involved in an accident with a bus and Google has said it “bears some responsibility” for the first time.
The company admitted that it was partially responsible for the minor collision, which happened earlie…
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The accident report Google filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles described the crash as, "The Google AV test driver saw the bus approaching in the left-side mirror but believed the bus would stop or slow to allow the Google…
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There’s still something that might, though.
I’ve interviewed dozens of computer scientists, artificial-intelligence researchers, engineers, and other thinkers focused on self-driving cars in the past several months, and almost all of them b…
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CLOSE A self-driving Lexus SUV owned by Google's parent company Alphabet struck a bus February 14 while it was testing on the streets of Mountain View, Calif. Wochit
A Google-owned Lexus SUV packed with autonomous car sensors had its first …
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One of Google’s self-driving cars hit a bus, and if it is found to be at fault—which is looking probable—it will be the first time one of the company’s autonomous vehicles has been responsible for an accident on the road.
According to this …
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — A Google self-driving car has for the first time caused a crash, pulling into traffic and sideswiping a public bus.
No one was injured in the minor fender bender, but Google has adjusted the software for its fleet of autonom…
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Google’s self-driving car hit a small bump in the road.
The driverless car had an accident February 14 in California. The accident was reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles in California February 23.
According to WIRED, a technology …
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LOS ANGELES -- Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
The collision happened on Valentine's Day, when a Google vehicle struck the side of a public bus in the Sil…
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On Valentine’s Day, the inevitable happened to Google as one of its self-driving Lexuses was involved in a low-speed crash with a city bus, and thanks to video obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, we can see what that crash lo…
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LOS ANGELES -- Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
The collision happened on Valentine's Day, when a Google vehicle struck the side of a public bus in the Sil…
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Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
The collision happened on Valentine’s Day 2016, when a Google vehicle struck the side of a public bus in the Silicon Valle…
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Google has revealed that its self driving car hit a bus because it made an incorrect assumption about where it would go.
The firm admitted the crash would not be its last - while humans were allowed on the roads.
'Our car was making an assu…
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Valentine's Day was a bummer in Mountain View, Calif. For the first time, one of Google's self-driving cars, a modified Lexus SUV, caused a crash. Detecting a pile of sandbags surrounding a storm drain in its path, the car moved into the ce…
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A self-driving Lexus RX 450h hybrid sport utility vehicle owned and operated by Google was involved in an accident in Mountain View, California, on Friday afternoon. Nobody was injured, though there was an occupant inside the Lexus at the t…
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Google will likely shed full detail on the collision in its self-driving car report due at the end of the month. It makes no bones about what happened in a statement, though (see below). The Lexus didn't enter the intersection until "at lea…
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A Google self-driving car was filmed being towed away after a crash with another vehicle in Mountain View, California on Friday (local time).
Although the collision left a Lexus SUV badly damaged, nobody was hospitalised - but a Google spok…
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One of Google's self-driving cars has been involved in the project's most serious crash to date.
The autonomous Lexus car was taken off the road after a human-controlled van went through a red traffic light and collided with the Google vehi…
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As Google and others make steady progress toward perfecting their respective self-driving technologies, one of the ongoing challenges is how to deal with the sudden careless actions of drivers in regular vehicles. After all, the switch to s…
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A Lexus SUV with Google’s self-driving technology was involved in a serious crash on Friday after a human-operated vehicle ran a red light in Mountain View.
Video obtained by 9to5Google shows the Google-owned vehicle crossing the intersecti…
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Google has confirmed that one of its self-driving vehicles sustained significant damage in a traffic accident involving a commercial van on Friday, September 23.
The collision took place at the corner of W El Camino Real and Calderon Ave in…
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Autonomous Lexus SUV could not prevent accident that caved in front and rear passenger-side doors, setting off airbags and forcing it to be towed away
One of Google’s self-driving cars was involved in one of the worst autonomous vehicle acc…
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An autonomous car being tested by Google-owned Waymo was involved in a serious collision in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Chandler, when a car being driven by a human swerved to avoid another car, and left the human operator in the Waymo w…
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