A car operated by self-driving tech firm Waymo struck a pedestrian within the highway Wednesday evening in San Francisco.
A human security driver was working the car, an electrical Jaguar I-Tempo, in handbook mode on the time of the collision, in keeping with a Waymo spokesperson, who additional mentioned the car had been in handbook mode “for the whole thing of its mission.”
The pedestrian, a 33-year-old man, was handled for non-life-threatening accidents, in keeping with the San Francisco Police Division.
The collision occurred at 10:24 p.m. on Haight Road between Buchanan and Webster. Police say they discovered the pedestrian within the roadway. He was taken to the hospital through ambulance, in keeping with Waymo. His situation was not instantly recognized.
Police say the Waymo security driver, a 37-year-old man, remained on the scene of the crash and cooperated. The protection driver was the one human aboard the car, in keeping with Waymo. Investigators don’t consider alcohol or impairment had been components within the crash, mentioned police spokesperson Officer Adam Lobsinger.
Waymo elevated its San Francisco testing this 12 months. In August, the corporate opened a “Trusted Tester” program that allowed some San Francisco residents to hail autonomous rides within the new all-electric I-Tempo in sure areas of the town. This system was akin to Waymo’s “Early Rider Program” in metro Phoenix, the place Waymo has now deployed industrial autonomous ride-hailing service throughout a 50-square-mile space of Chandler and Tempe, Ariz.
“The belief and security of the communities during which we drive are paramount to us, and we are going to proceed investigating this incident in partnership with native authorities,” the Waymo spokesperson mentioned.