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A team of drivers that is testing the fleet of
more than 20 vehicles have driven 1.7 million miles so far.
"...Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the
accident," Chris Urmson said in a post on technology news
website Backchannel's blog Medium. (http://bit.ly/1GZciuW) No
one was injured in the accidents, Urmson added.
"If you spend enough time on the road, accidents will happen
whether you're in a car or a self-driving car."
The cars had been hit from behind seven times, mainly at traffic
lights, with a majority of the accidents being on city streets
rather than on freeways.
"We'll continue to drive thousands of miles so we can all better
understand the all-too common incidents that cause many of us to
dislike day-to-day driving - and we'll continue to work hard
on developing a self-driving car that can shoulder this burden
for us," Urmson said.
(Reporting by Kanika Sikka in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Wills)
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