Self-Driving Google Cars Have Been in 11 Accidents

Accidents are few and far between among the fleet of self-driving Google cars.

The tech giant’s self-driving fleet has collectively covered 1.7 million miles over the last six years. In that time, the fleet was involved in 11 minor accidents. Google says that its cars weren’t at fault in any of the crashes that included seven of its cars being rear-ended. The company’s self-driving cars have also been side-swiped a couple of times and one was even hit by a car rolling through a stop sign. Google also noted that it saw more accidents per mile driven on city streets than on freeways.

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While developing its self-driving cars, Google has also been able to gather valuable data on driving habits, including identifying patterns of driving behavior such as lane-drifting and red-light running. Although those behaviors often do not show up in statistics, they create dangerous situations for other drivers on the road.

[Source: Medium]