Two policemen stopped a violating car, and when they opened it, they did not find a driver, so the car moved again.. Video
Police in San Francisco seemed amused and confused when they stopped a driverless car.
And you can hear the onlookers in the video who thought it was an uproar.
It appears that the Chevrolet Bolt has been parked because its headlights are not turning on at night.
Then, moments after it was first stopped, it took off again and advanced a bit before it stopped again and its lights flashed.
It's been a little more than two months since General Motors' "Cruise" company began letting San Francisco residents ride in the driverless self-driving car, and one of its cars had already entered with the police.
After stopping the Chevy Bolt-turned-Cruise, a police officer looked inside the car through its window, tried (unsuccessfully) to open the door, and began walking back to his car.
The self-driving car starts off in what at first glance seems like the perfect start to a police chase, but then stops a short distance away on the side of the road.
As Cruise spokesperson Aaron McClear explained to The Verge, the autonomous vehicle didn't move far to escape the police - it was just trying to find a safer place to stop, a move most human drivers can't easily get away with.
McClear also confirmed that San Francisco police had towed the car for not turning on its headlights, and said Cruise has since fixed the problem.
“The car surrendered to the police car, then pulled up to the nearest safe place to the traffic stop,” McClear said.
He added, "An officer has contacted Cruise employees and no comment has been issued. We work closely with San Francisco Police on how to handle our vehicles and have a designated phone number for them to call in such situations."
Welcome to the future.
Cop pulls over driverless car (because no lights?) Then Cruise goes on the lamb.
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