Google: Humans to blame for accidents involving self-driving cars

The director of Google’s self-driving project says, “Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.”

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Testing of self-driving cars on California roads has resulted in about a dozen minor accidents during the past six years, but humans were to blame for the accidents, Delphi Automotive and Google said. No one was hurt in the accidents, according to both companies. The accidents came to light after the Associated Press examined state public records covering the companies and the cars, which must be filed in order to test the vehicles on public roads. The filings became mandatory in September. More...