Self-driving car couldn’t avoid running over and killing dog in US street, reports say

In an aerial view, Waymo autonomous vehicles sit parked in a staging area on June 8, 2023 in San Francisco, California. A review showed the car’s autonomous system correctly identified the dog, but could not avoid striking it, the spokesperson said. — AFP

A Waymo self-driving car could not avoid running over a dog that darted into a San Francisco street, the company said.

The accident involving an autonomous Jaguar I-Pace with a human behind the wheel took place at 10.56am on May 21, a report to the California Department of Motor Vehicles said.