{The video|It}, obtained by the Associated Press, includes traffic footage as well as video from inside the bus. After the collision, the video shows passengers exiting the {bus|coach|tour bus}.
Following a {Valentine's Day|Valentine's} {collision|crash|accident} between a bus and an autonomous car, {Google|Search engines|Yahoo} engineers have reportedly {refined|processed|sophisticated} the vehicle's software to better "understand" the sometimes bullying nature of {public transportation|the}.
The incident has provided new ammunition to {critics|experts|authorities} of autonomous vehicles. {On|Upon|About} Monday, the group {Consumer|Customer|Buyer} Watchdog issued a {statement|declaration|assertion} saying th
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“This accident {is more|much more|is far more} {proof|evidence|resistant} that robot car technology is not {ready for|looking forward to} {auto|car|automobile} pilot and a {human|human being|individual} driver needs to be able to take over when something goes {wrong|incorrect|completely wrong}, " said the group's privacy project director, {John|Steve|David} M. Simpson. “The {police|law enforcement|authorities} should be called to the site {of every|of each|of each and every} {robot|automatic robot|robotic} car crash and all technical data and {video|movie|video clip} {associated with the|linked to the} accident must be made public. ”
{An|A good|A great} accident report submitted to the Department of {Motor|Engine|Electric motor} Vehicles explains the {collision|crash|accident} this way:
The {Google|Search engines|Yahoo} car, a 2012 {Lexus|Tuning} RX450h, was eastbound in the far right {lane|street|side of the road} of El Camino {Real|Actual|Genuine} and prepared to make a right turn {onto|on to|on} Castro Street by {pulling|tugging|drawing} {near to|near} the right {curb|suppress|control}.
But the Google car encountered an unexpected problem, {based on the|in line with the} report – there were sandbags around a manhole in its {path|route|way}. The obstruction forced {the vehicle|the automobile|the car} to weave left, {back|back again|again} toward the center of the lane, before it could turn right {onto|on to|on} Castro Street.
After {letting|allowing|enabling} a few cars {pass|complete|move}, the car prepared to move left and {forward|ahead|forwards} around the bags, then make its turn. {The|The particular|Typically the} bus was approaching from behind and could {be seen|be observed|be viewed} in the left {mirror|reflection|reflect}, the accident report {notes|information|records}.
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“The {Google|Search engines|Yahoo} [car] test driver saw the {bus|coach|tour bus} approaching in the {left|remaining|still left} side mirror but {believed|considered|thought} the bus would stop or slow to allow the Google [car] to continue, ” the report stated.
{The|The particular|Typically the} bus did neither.
{The|The particular|Typically the} Google car collided with the bus, damaging the car’s left front fender, left front wheel {and one|and something|and another} of its driver’s-side {sensors|detectors|receptors}, the report said. {No|Simply no|Zero} injuries were reported.
“We {can imagine|can see right now|would ever guess} the bus {driver|car owner|motorist} assumed we were {going|heading|proceeding} to stay put. {Unfortunately|Regrettably|Sadly}, all these assumptions {led|directed|brought} us to the same spot in the {lane|street|side of the road} {at the same time|simultaneously|concurrently}, ” Google said {in its|in the} February monthly {report|statement|record}. “This type of {misunderstanding|misconception|disbelief} happens between human {drivers|motorists|individuals} on the road every day.
“This is {a classic|a vintage} example of the {negotiation|settlement|discussion} that’s a normal part of driving -- {we’re|we are} all {trying to|wanting to|seeking to} predict each other’s movements. In this case, we {obviously|plainly|evidently} {bear|carry|keep} some responsibility, because if our car hadn’t {moved|relocated|shifted} there wouldn’t have {been|already been|recently been} a collision. That said, our test driver {believed|considered|thought} the bus was {going|heading|proceeding} to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that {there would be|there is} sufficient space to do that. ”
The collision {wasn't|was not|had not been} {the first|the very first|the initial} for Google's {autonomous|independent} vehicles. The company's {cars|vehicles|automobiles} have been in {a handful of|a few|a number of} collisions over the {last|final|previous} few years, records show. Its cars {have also been|are also} {pulled|drawn|taken} over by police.
{Google|Search engines|Yahoo} said it refined {its|the|their} software since the {crash|accident|collision} {and now|and today|and after this} the cars “more deeply understand” that {buses|busses|vehicles} and other large vehicles are less {likely to|prone to|more likely to} {yield|produce|deliver}, a lesson drivers in L. A. and {elsewhere|somewhere else|in other places} are reminded {of every|of each|of each and every} day.
e collision {highlighted|outlined|pointed out} the need for {stricter|tighter} oversight of the technology.
