Germany: One dead, nine injured after test car veers into traffic

Cars and trucks drive on a highway on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. A spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Reutlingen said the electric BMW iX with five people on board, including a young child, swerved out of its lane at a bend in the road, triggering a series of collisions involving four vehicles Monday afternoon. — AP

BERLIN: A test car with autonomous steering capability veered into oncoming traffic in Germany, killing one person and seriously injuring nine others, police said on Aug 16.

A spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Reutlingen said the electric BMW iX with five people on board, including a young child, swerved out of its lane at a bend in the road, triggering a series of collisions involving four vehicles Monday afternoon.