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Google's Self Driving Car Crashes

Posted by timothy on from the had-to-happen-one-day dept.

datapharmer writes "We've all read previous stories on slashdot about Google's driverless car, and some have even pondered if a crash would bring the end to robotic cars. For better or for worse, we will all find out soon, as the inevitable has occurred. The question remains, who is to blame. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider that 'Safety is our top priority. One of our goals is to prevent fender-benders like this one, which occurred while a person was manually driving the car.'"

2 of 244 comments (clear)

  1. Summary is sensationalistic by ELitwin · · Score: 5, Informative

    The car crashed while being driven by a person.

    Nothing to see here - move along please.

  2. Wildly misleading headline by Bovius · · Score: 5, Informative

    Relevant quote: "...occurred while a person was manually driving the car."

    Headline should be: "Human damages Google car by operating it with his own slow, meaty appendages"