San Francisco has had its first self-driving car accident (opens in new tab)

(pcworld.com)

10 pointsOopsCriticality10y ago3 comments

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bensherman10y ago· 2 in thread

Except the car was under manual control, and it is unclear what the cause of the accident was.

"... an account of the incident says it started when the automation computer steered the car incorrectly."

Of course, Vogt blames it on the human:

“There was enough time,” he said. “He took over manual control but unfortunately made a mistake.”

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