Self-driving car hits a dog. Waymo's first fatal accident.

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Self-driving car hits a dog

Waymo's first fatal accident

Foto: Dietmar Rabich / Wikipedia

A car from Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car company, has reportedly been involved in a fatal accident for the first time. The incident occurred in San Francisco when a dog ran onto the road and was hit by one of Waymo's Jaguar I-Pace vehicles, which was driving autonomously at 40 km/h. The car's safety driver did not see the dog before the collision, but the car's system did register the animal. Unfortunately, the car was unable to brake in time to avoid the accident, according to TechCrunch.

Waymo released a statement following the incident, saying:
"On May 21 in San Francisco, a small dog ran in front of one of our vehicles with an autonomous specialist present in the driver’s seat, and, unfortunately, contact was made. The investigation is ongoing, however the initial review confirmed that the system correctly identified the dog which ran out from behind a parked vehicle but was not able to avoid contact. We send our sincere condolences to the dog’s owner. The trust and safety of the communities we are in is the most important thing to us and we’re continuing to look into this on our end."

techcrunch.com

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