Google Self-Driving vehicle Pulled Over By Police

ONE of Google’s famed driverless cars has been pulled over by police while being tested in California – for driving too slowly.

Facebook user Zandr Milewski snapped a picture of the traffic stop and said that he talked to the car’s co-pilot, a Google employee required to ride along with the self-driving vehicle in case of emergencies.

And, as it turns out, the auto wasn’t breaking any laws by traveling on the road it was on, as the Mountan View PD explained in a blog post of their own.

The vehicle was driving at 24 miles per hour at a 35 miles per hour zone, and was noticed by a traffic officer that saw traffic behind the vehicle.

Google added the the self-driving smart cars’ record of traveling for 1.2 million miles, which is equivalent to a human’s driving experience of 90 years, remains untouched.

Google’s self-driving cars are legally allowed to drive on California roads with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometres per hour) and under.

“We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than zooming scarily through neighborhood streets”, the post reads.

The local police report described the vehicle as being “over-cautious”. Though, at this point it is not clear who should have been issued a ticket if a self-driving vehicle does commit a serious violation.

One of Google’s self-driving cars was stopped by a police officer for going “too slow”.

The officer did chat with the occupant of the auto about impeding traffic, according to police.

“Like this policeman, individuals sometimes flag us down when they would like to learn more about our endeavor”, Google noted.

The department has said that it regularly meets with Google to make sure that the vehicles work safely.

But we’re not quite there yet: Yesterday (Nov. 12), it was revealed that one of Google’s self-driving cars was pulled over in the company’s hometown of Mountain View, California.