Google: driverless car caused traffic jam and was stopped by the police
The car without driver of Google was stopped by US police due the low speed at which the car traveling. “Google Driverless Car” caused a traffic jam when traveling less than 40 km / h.
The police had to touch the autonomous driving car of Google for this be causing a traffic jam on a road near the company’s facilities in California, writes this Friday, November 13, The Guardian.
The Google car was traveling at about 38 km / h on El Camino Road Real in Mountain View, California, where it is advised to travel more than 50 km / h, which caused a traffic jam.
Prevent traffic is an offense under California law minimum speed, which says that “no one should drive on a road to such a low speed to prevent or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except that the speed reduction is necessary because of security issues or indication of the authorities”.
Still, Google’s car escaped the fine. Police Mountain View said “the agent approached the car asked the person who was operating the vehicle to learn how the car would choose the speed indicated for each road and to warn of the traffic hindrance.”
Car with Google autonomous driving system has the ability to travel to a maximum of 40 km / h for safety reasons. According to state law in California, these cars can only travel on public roads that allow a maximum speed of 55 km / h.
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