A Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco struck and killed a small dog, raising concerns about the safety of driverless taxi services. The car was in “autonomous mode” with a human driver present when the accident occurred on Toland Street around 11 a.m. on May 21.
According to the incident report, the self-driving Jaguar I-Pace car was traveling slowly near the Waymo depot when a dog ran out into the street.
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Waymo claimed that the car’s autonomous system correctly detected the dog but was unable to avoid the collision.
“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.” He said.
“We send our sincerest condolences to the dog’s owner. The trust and safety of our communities is the most important thing to us, and we continue to look into this on our end.” He said.
A recent incident involving a Waymo driverless car in San Francisco raised concerns about the expansion of driverless taxi services. According to the incident report, the vehicle sustained minor damage.
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Waymo claimed that the car’s life safety operator or autonomous system failed to brake to avoid the collision because the dog took an unexpected path and approached the vehicle at high speed.
Waymo and other companies like Cruise are working to expand their robotaxi services in the city. While Cruise has been authorized to collect fees for self-driving taxi rides during certain hours, Waymo can only collect fees when a security driver is present.
This incident follows previous incidents involving self-driving cars, including a fatal accident involving an autonomous Uber vehicle in Arizona in 2018. Additionally, a popular video showed traffic police stopping a Cruise autonomous vehicle for not using its headlights.
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