Google's Self Driving Car Crashes 244
datapharmer writes "We've all read previous stories on slashdot about Google's driverless car, and some have even pondered if a crash would bring the end to robotic cars. For better or for worse, we will all find out soon, as the inevitable has occurred. The question remains, who is to blame. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider that 'Safety is our top priority. One of our goals is to prevent fender-benders like this one, which occurred while a person was manually driving the car.'"
Johnny Cab (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Summary is sensationalistic (Score:5, Funny)
The car crashed while being driven by a person.
Maybe he was looking at the GPS and not paying attention to the road.
Who is to blame? (Score:2, Funny)
Why, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo! and may be Oracle too!
Re:Summary is sensationalistic (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Johnny Cab (Score:5, Funny)
Johnnycab: The fare is 18 credits, please.
[Quaid gets out]
Douglas Quaid: Sue me, dickhead!
[cab tries to run him down, crashes, and explodes]
Johnnycab: We hope you enjoyed the ride!
Does Everyone on CA own a Prius or Accord? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is Slashdot. (Score:5, Funny)
Man Crashes Car? That's no story. CAR CRASHES MAN!!! Now *that's* a story.
Re:Summary is sensationalistic (Score:4, Funny)
Ah yes, the epiphany of epitome.
Re:100% reliability not needed (Score:4, Funny)
you say this now, but wait until the smartcar you're in gets caught in an infinite loop!
So you get lost around the Apple campus. What's the big deal?
Re:Does Everyone on CA own a Prius or Accord? (Score:4, Funny)
That would explain that cloud of smug that has been collecting over California.
Re:Summary is sensationalistic (Score:4, Funny)
The article has an update, which says the incident forced a chain-collision among 3 Priuses (Preii?) and an Accord.
So it appears that only one car was affected.