MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) – Google confirmed that one of the company’s self-driving cars was involved in an accident Friday afternoon on city streets in Mountain View.
According to a statement from Google, the self-driving car was northbound on Phyllis Ave., when another vehicle traveling west on El Camino Real, ran a red light and hit the passenger side of Google’s autonomous car.
READ MORE: UPDATE: Atmospheric River Crashes Onshore; Flood Warning Issued For Napa, Sonoma CountiesThe accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Mountain View police said there were no injuries.
Cell phone video obtained by KPIX 5 showed the Google car on a flatbed tow truck after the accident with visible damage on the passenger side of the vehicle.
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Google later confirmed that the car was “in control” — or, in other words, self-driving mode — when the incident occurred.
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