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Apple self-driving test car gets rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf in first ever crash

Apple self-driving test car gets rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf in first ever crash

6 years ago
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/31/17807536/apple-self-driving-car-autonomous-vehicle-first-crash-nissan-leaf-rear-ended

One of Apple’s autonomous cars, which are currently driving around Sunnyvale, California and other nearby Silicon Valley cities, got into its very first crash one week ago, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Like many self-driving car crashes, this one was not the software’s fault.

The Apple car, a modified Lexus RX450h SUV carrying special equipment and sensors, was traveling at just 1 mph while preparing to merge onto the Lawrence Expressway in Sunnyvale when a Nissan Leaf rear-ended it going around 15 mph. Apple’s Lexus and the Leaf sustained damage, but neither car’s passengers received any injuries, the report states.