A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo automobile in Phoenix after it ran a purple mild and pulled right into a lane of oncoming visitors, based on dispatch data.
The incident came about on June 19, however native media together with Arizona Republic launched bodycam footage of the visitors cease this week, exhibiting the automobile weaving in visitors earlier than ultimately pulling over right into a car parking zone. The footage additionally reveals the officer’s standpoint as he walks as much as an empty automobile.
The dispatch data (that are written in all caps) say the automobile “FREAKED OUT” and that the officer was in the end “UNABLE TO ISSUE CITATION TO COMPUTER,” based on Arizona Republic.
A Waymo spokesperson informed TechCrunch in a press release that the automobile “encountered inconsistent building signage” and “briefly entered an unoccupied oncoming lane of visitors,” which it occupied for about 30 seconds after it was blocked from navigating again to the right lane.
“All the occasion lasted roughly one minute and there have been no riders within the automobile,” the spokesperson stated.
The Alphabet-owned robotaxi firm has voluntarily recalled software program twice this yr after crashes. The protection of its software program can also be underneath investigation by federal regulators.
