Google’s self-driving car in first accident involving injury, passengers suffer whiplash

Google revealed that one of its self-driving car prototypes, outfitted with sensors and cameras, was rear-ended in the company’s home town of Mountain View on July 1, in the first accident for a Google car involving human injuries.

The company disclosed the accident on Thursday. Three employees complained of minor whiplash and checked into a hospital. The driver of another car involved in the accident complained of neck and back pain.

According to the accident report filed by Google with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the self-driving SUV was traveling behind two other cars at about 15 miles per hour as it approached an intersection with a green light, reported the Associated Press .... http://www.rt.com/usa