Waymo has released a video of the moments before the crash.
Another self-driving car has been involved in a crash and it is the second incident in less than two months.
The accident happened in Chandler at Chandler Boulevard and Los Feliz Drive, east of McClintock Drive. On Friday night, Waymo released a video of the moments leading up to the crash. The video is taken from front-facing camera sensors mounted in the car.
According to Chandler Police, the incident took place at about 12:06 pm local time on Friday, when a driver of a silver Honda sedan reportedly heading east on Chandler Boulevard had to swerve across the median strip in order to avoid hitting a vehicle that was going north on Los Feliz Drive and eventually collided with the Waymo minivan. Waymo says, their vehicle was traveling at a slow speed in manual mode not autonomously.
Fortunately, injuries were minor and both the Waymo and the Honda had to be towed from the scene. Chandler Police Department is currently investigating the incident.
In late 2017, Arizona changed its rules on autonomous vehicle testing so that driverless cars can be operated without a human behind the wheel. Until then, a human operator had been required, in order to take over when an accident arises.
The incident is the second this year in Arizona involving a self-driving car. Earlier in 2018, an Uber self-driving prototype was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian, who stepped out into the road in Tempe, Arizona. The vehicle was unable to stop, and the Uber driver did not intervene in time to prevent the accident. The 49-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital, but later died of their injuries. After the accident, Uber subsequently settled with the victim’s family for an undisclosed amount and temporarily suspended self-driving car tests in all locations.
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