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Video shows what happens when a driverless car gets pulled over

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Recently, a video was posted online showing a Cruiser driverless car being stopped in San Francisco. Police discovered that it didn’t have any passengers.

The video was posted April 1st. Cruise pulls up to the curb and stops when a police officer approaches the driver’s side. After that, Cruise accelerates to cross the intersection and then pulls off farther down the road.

Are you really serious? “How did that happen? In the video, a witness shouts.

Cruise stated that the car performed as expected on Sunday.

“Our vehicle yielded to police and was then taken to safety, just as we intended.” Cruise staff were contacted by an officer and they did not issue a citation. saidOn its Twitter account.

Cruise explained to CNBC, that San Francisco Police Department maintains a designated phone number for police officers who need to reach them in case of an accident involving one of its driverless vehicles. SFPD officials didn’t respond immediately to inquiries for further information.

The funny episode points out some of these situations as more driverless cars appear on the streets.

Cruise, a GMsubsidiary started to offer nighttime rides to the publicIt was possible to ride in driverless cars in San Francisco earlier in the year, but it isn’t yet free and you need to wait for an offer.

Waymo, a Alphabet subsidiary, is planning to offer free driverless ridesIn its cars in San Francisco, to members of an testing program. It also has “tens and thousands” of rides in Arizona.

Nuro is also authorized to drive driverless cars in San Francisco. However, Nuro’s startup focuses more on the delivery of goods and services than taxi services.



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