Goolge Car Gets Pulled Over (Photo : Google+)
A Google self-driving car was pulled over on the afternoon of November 12, Thursday for driving too slow, but avoided getting a ticket after racking up over 1.2 million miles without receiving an official piece of paper for breaking the rules of the road. The search giant's employees had to answer some questions from the police officer about the prototype vehicle. They explained the facts that the autonomous vehicles' speeds are capped at 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour) so they usually stay on streets, roads, and avenues with low speed limits.
A photo of the incident with The Love Bug-like vehicle and traffic officer was posted on Google+, according to Tech Times. The Mountain View Police Department reported that the vehicle was driving legally in a 35 mph (56 km/h) zone.
Google's driverless cars are classified as "Neighborhood Electric Vehicles." They have 90 years' worth of human driving experience, according to Engadget.
The company explained that sometimes people flag down the automobiles to learn more about the robotic cars. Current California laws state that vehicular tickets must go to the person sitting in the driver's seat. However, it is not crystal clear about the policy when the seat is empty.
Google's self-driving cars were involved in their first injury accident in July. Three employees of the California company experienced minor whiplash after their vehicle was rear-ended.
The robot cars have been involved in a small number of minor accidents. However, they have always been due to human error, and the vehicle has never been in an at-fault accident.
Here is an explanation of how Google's cars work on the road:
