CNET: Google Car Pulled Over For Driving Too Slow

CNET: Google Car Pulled Over For Driving Too Slow

According to the CNET report, the vehicle was clocked going 24 mph in a 35 mph zone after a police officer noticed traffic backing up behind the driverless vehicle.

The software powering Google's cars is called Google Chauffeur and was in the testing phase by Google. at the time of this picture in April 2014.
A Lexus RX450h, one of Google’s driverless cars, travels during the day. Photo credit: © iStock.com/Jason Doiy

A recent article from CNET.com reports that one of Google’s self-driving cars was pulled over in Mountain View, California, for driving too slowly. Google’s headquarters are located in Mountain View.

According to the CNET report, the vehicle was clocked going 24 mph in a 35 mph zone after a police officer noticed traffic backing up behind the driverless vehicle. The officer that pulled over the vehicle spoke to the operator about California Vehicle Codes regarding impeding traffic.

The non-profit organization, Consumer Watchdog, has been keeping close tabs on all of the traffic violations and accidents occurring with driverless vehicles being tested on U.S. roads. The group has called on Google to release all of its accident reports to the public.

 

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