Google self-driving car pulled over 'for driving too slowly'

[Newsjock]

Source: Palo Alto Daily News

When one of Google's self-driving vehicles is pulled over, who gets the ticket? The passenger or the car? The question was asked across the Internet on Thursday, after a police officer stopped one of the gumball-machine-shaped vehicles on El Camino Real.

In a blog post, the Mountain View Police Department said the officer noticed traffic backing up behind a slow-moving car in the eastbound No. 3 lane, near Rengstorff Avenue. The vehicle was traveling at 24 mph in a 35 mph zone.

... "We've capped the speed of our prototype vehicles at 25 mph for safety reasons," the post explained. "We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than zooming scarily through neighborhood streets."

As it turns out, the cars are considered "neighborhood electric vehicles" under the California Vehicle Code, and can be operated on roadways with speed limits at or under 35 mph, according to the police department's blog post.

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_29110712/mountain-view-google-self-driving-car-pulled-over

[lpbk2713]

1. I wonder who provides the credentials?

When a vehicle is pulled over for a routine traffic offense the first thing the cop usually asks for is "license, registration and proof of insurance" . This could be interesting.

[RichVRichV]

2. You think that's an odd situation?

Wait until a cop pulls over a car with no passenger in it.


It's google's super secret non-flying drone program!

[Midnight Writer]

3. So, did the vehicle itself sense the police lights and pull over on it's own?

[Monk06]

4. If your self driving car runs on ethanol does it get busted for DUI?

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