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It's not the driverless car's fault - it's the other drivers': Google

    Published Wed, Sep 2, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Mountain View, California

    GOOGLE, a leader in efforts to create driverless cars, has run into an odd safety conundrum: humans.

    Last month, as one of Google's self-driving cars approached a crosswalk, it did what it was supposed to do when it slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross, prompting its "safety driver" to apply the brakes. The pedestrian was fine, but not so much Google's car, which was hit from behind by a human-driven sedan.

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