In accordance with dispatch data, a police officer pulled over a Waymo self-driving automobile in Phoenix after it ran a pink gentle and veered into oncoming visitors.
The incident occurred on June 19, however native media Arizona Republic Police launched physique digicam footage of the visitors cease this week, which exhibits a automobile shifting in opposition to visitors and ultimately coming to a cease in a parking zone. The footage additionally exhibits an officer approaching the empty automobile.
In accordance with the Arizona Republic, the dispatch log (written in all capital letters) states the automobile “panic[ed]” and the officer finally “was unable to challenge a ticket within the laptop.”
In an announcement, a Waymo spokesperson instructed TechCrunch that the automobile “encountered inconsistent development signage” and “briefly entered an open oncoming lane,” however was unable to return to the right lane, occupying that lane for about 30 seconds.
“Your entire incident lasted roughly one minute and there have been no passengers within the automobile,” the spokesman mentioned.
Alphabet Inc.’s robotaxi firm voluntarily recalled its software program after two crashes this yr, and the protection of its software program can be underneath investigation by federal regulators.
