Waymo 自駕車在亞利桑納州發生車禍 - Honda

原文連結：

https://www.motor1.com/news/241216/waymo-autonomous-minivan-crash-arizona/

原文內容：

The Waymo van wasn't at fault, according to police.
警方說，錯不在 Waymo

One of Google’s self-driving Waymo minivans collided with another vehicle
Friday in Chandler, Arizona, which resulted in minor injuries, according to
Buzzfeed. The Waymo vehicle was not at fault, according to police.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Chandler Blvd. and Los Feliz Dr.
A Honda, traveling eastbound on Chandler had to swerve to avoid hitting a
northbound vehicle on Los Felix. The Honda swerved into the westbound lanes
of Chandler where it struck the oncoming Waymo minivan, according to ABC15
Arizona.

Police say the Waymo van was in autonomous mode at the time of the accident
with an operator behind the wheel, who received minor injuries. Three
vehicles total were involved in the accident, with only two colliding. Police
are investigating if one of the other non-Waymo vehicles possibly committed a
“red light violation,” according to Buzzfeed.

This is the second crash that involved self-driving vehicles to happen this
year in the Phoenix area. In March, a self-driving Volvo XC60 from Uber
struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe Arizona. An operator was behind the
wheel of the Volvo at the time of the incident. Uber suspended all testing of
self-driving vehicles while the state governor suspended the company’s
ability to test in the state.


心得/說明：

看起來是對向車疑似闖紅燈閃車失控直接從對向車道跨越過來撞上 Waymo 麵包車

再好的科技與機械都還是無法防止這類情況的發生

自動駕駛/半自動駕駛技術目的都是在於降低意外事故發生的機率

並且使傷亡降低

沒有辦法完全消滅事故發生的可能性

個人全自動駕駛車離我們還很遠(至少在台灣是如此)

但在用半自動駕駛技術時也要多注意路況，別把機器當萬能

機器出錯是一回事，就算機器沒出錯也還是可能遇到這種狀況

另外 Waymo 也上傳了當時事發時所拍下的影片：
https://youtu.be/KhcyTOaHdv4

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