The dilemma of a road policeman who stopped a driver -free car. Did not know what to go through the report
The police in San Bruno observed the autonomous vehicle by making an illegal return in front of them to a traffic light. Photo source: Police Department of San Bruno
Autonomous cars, which once seemed in the field of SF, became a reality, and the call of a driver -free taxi is an increasingly popular option in the US.
California road police in a mission to detect drivers who get drunk at the wheel had an incident involving a robotaxi that left it in a deadlock.
If a vehicle performs an illegal return but no one is behind the wheel, does the car still get a fine? A California police department faced this existential question last week, writes The Guardian.
The officers who patrolled in the city of Californian San Bruno observed how under their eyes a Waymo driver taxi made an illegal return.
The autonomous vehicle committed the road crime at a traffic light, the representatives of the Police Department of San Bruno told social networks, according to AOL.
The police said that they did not give any fine because there is no section for “robot” in the report.
The posting of the Police Department of San Bruno was accompanied by a photo in which you can see the officer who looks at a Waymo, the main autonomous vehicle in the Gulf area of San Francisco, after stopping in traffic.
The department said he has alerted Waymo about this issue and that “we hope that reprogramming will prevent other illegal maneuvers.”
Waymo said that the company's autonomous management system, Waymo Driver, “is designed to comply with the traffic rules.”
“We analyze this situation and we are committed to improving road safety through our continuous learning and experience,” the statement sent to the British newspaper shows.
Waymo is a publicly autonomous public ride-hailing service that allows users to request driverless vehicles through a mobile application.
