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Waymo Self-Driving Van Involved In Chandler Crash
The crash Friday afternoon happened at Chandler Boulevard and Los Feliz. Police say that the Waymo vehicle was not at fault.C
CHANDLER, AZ – Another self-driving car has been involved in a crash in Arizona. This time, Friday afternoon in Chandler.
Police say that a Waymo self-driving van was involved in a collision at Chandler Boulevard and Los Feliz.
Waymo was started by Google in 2009 as a project and then spun off as a subsidiary company of Google parent, Alphabet, two years ago.
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The vehicle, which was in autonomous mode but did have a person behind the wheel, was not at fault, police say. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).
Police say that there were minor injuries.
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In March, an Uber self-driving car struck and killed a pedestrian.
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