Google says its driverless vehicles have had 11 … – El Colombiano

Vehicles without human driver of Google have been 11 minor accidents in the six years he has been testing them in California, said the multinational US , which valued the data as a sign of the “safety” of their cars

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“If you spend much time on the road, accidents occur in both a conventional car or one that is driving alone. In the six years we’ve been testing cars, we had 11 children accidents 2.7 million kilometers covered s “Chris Urmson, director of the program of Google.

Urmson placed special emphasis on the fact that the accidents were “minor” and always the result of the actions of other cars with driver.

“In neither case was the car without driver caused the accident, “he said.

The car you drive just Google is a project initiated in 2009 with an eye to the long term, but since then its two dozen Lexus RX450h equipped sensors have already circulated, and hence, recorded in 3D-maps up to 2.7 million kilometers, mainly on highways and roads.

Also, since about two years ago, Google cars also have been circulating through the streets of Mountain View (California, USA), where the technology giant has its headquarters.

If succeed, the project of Google should find a fit in the current highway code, that in no case envisages driverless vehicles running.