Google Self-Driving Vehicle Collides With Bus; First Time At Fault

(RTTNews) - An autonomous vehicle being tested by Google hit a bus earlier this month, the first time the company said its self-driving technology is partly to blame for an accident. The car, a Lexus sports utility vehicle, hit the left side of a public transit bus as it was attempting to avoid some sand bags on a road in Mountain View, California.

The company acknowledged that the technology still needs work. The incident with the bus happened because the car's software also predicted the bus behind it would yield so it could merge back into traffic.

No injuries were reported, and the Google car's left front fender, front wheel and a sensor were damaged. The car was traveling at 2 miles per hour and the bus was moving at 15 mph.