Humans slapped and shouted at robot cars in two of six California crash reports this year

A driverless car is on display at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2012. Of six crash reports involving robot cars filed in California this year, two involved a human attacking the car. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

SAN FRANCISCO: The human response to possible takeover by robot overlords is off to a troubling start. 

Of six crash reports involving robot cars filed in California so far this year, two involved a human approaching the car and attacking it.