Waymo says driver had control of SUV that hit a San Francisco pedestrian


A Waymo safety driver sits at the ready with hands off the steering wheel as the Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle navigates through San Francisco, California, US. The vehicle was ‘being driven in manual mode’ when it struck a pedestrian, Waymo said. — Reuters

Waymo said its autonomous test vehicle that hit a pedestrian in San Francisco on Wednesday evening was being operated by the human driver.

The Jaguar I-Pace sport-utility vehicle outfitted with Waymo technology was involved in a collision on Haight Street, the unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc said by email.

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