[TechWeb] on September 1 message, according to foreign media coverage, the news that bureau of California motor-driven registration of vehicles announces shows, of the apple drive automatically car test car is in on the month produced traffic accident first cases, car of a test is chased after around headquarters end.
Malic employee Steve Kenner already the relevant report that to California motor-driven bureau of registration of vehicles submitted reason of this be related, the report shows reason of this be related happens in Pacific Ocean time on August 24 afternoon 2:58 (Beijing time on August 25 morning 5:58) .
The report shows, this traffic accident happens around malic headquarters of Kubidinuo, one is in at that time drive automatically the apple of mode checks a car, preparing from base merge into south Buddha direction Lawrence freeway (be chased after by another car when Lawrence Expressway) end.
It is reported, in two cars that produce an accident this, those who belong to an apple is the Leikesasi that produced 2016 RX450h, the day that another car was 2016 produces listen wind, the speed of two cars is unhappy at that time, the speed per hour of RX450h is less than Leikesasi 1 mile (about 1.6 kilometers) , the speed per hour that day produces listen wind is close to 15 miles (about 24 kilometers) .
The report that malic respect submits shows, of the apple drive automatically test car and day produced listen wind to be injured in the accident, but get hurt in the accident without personnel.
This accident August 24, it is the apple drives automatically the first traffic accident that the car checks car happening, its are had no to produce the record of traffic accident before this.
A variety of evidence show the apple is having the research and development of car respect, gram of its CEO library is in last year June is admit they drive automatically in research and development publicly first system, undertake the car checks driving automatically on the communal road that its also were in California permissibly in July last year, in California motor-driven at present bureau of registration of vehicles is registered 66 drive automatically car, under Gu Ge banner of parent company Alphabet issues 88 of Waymo, but 39 of prep above tesla. (chili guest)
