Google Self-Driving Car Pulled Over By Police
Google Self-Driving Car Pulled Over By Police
US police have pulled over a Google self-driving car because it was going too slowly.
The officer stopped the prototype vehicle in Mountain View,
California, on Thursday as it travelled 24mph in a 35mph zone, causing a
back-up of traffic.
The police department said in a blog post: "As the officer
approached the slow moving car he realised it was a Google Autonomous
Vehicle.
"The officer stopped the car and made contact with the
operators to learn more about how the car was choosing speeds along
certain roadways and to educate the operators about impeding traffic."
Google says its cars have notched up 1.2 million miles of self-driving
The Google Self-Driving Car Project responded that the prototype vehicles had a maximum speed of 25mph for "safety reasons".
"We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than
zooming scarily through neighbourhood streets," it said in a blog post.
Google added: "After 1.2 million miles of autonomous driving (that's
the human equivalent of 90 years of driving experience), we're proud to
say we've never been ticketed!"
The technology giant's driverless vehicles are currently
being tested on the streets of Mountain View and Austin, Texas, it says.
The model pulled over by the traffic officer was one of Google's new prototype vehicles purpose-built to be fully autonomous.
The company says there are "safety drivers" on board all test vehicles.
Google plans to make these cars available to the public by 2020.
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