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Apple is late to a self driving milestone — its first test car accident

The post Apple is late to a self driving milestone — its first test car accident appeared first on BardTech . Apple’s secretive self-driving vehicle program has disclosed its first accident, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The low speed accident, which occurred August 24, is a milestone of sorts for the company, albeit not one that is being celebrated. These days, as more companies head out onto public streets to test their autonomous vehicle systems, accidents have become more common. The vast majority are minor, low-speed incidents. There was just one accident involving a self-driving vehicle (that one was owned by Delphi) reported to the DMV in 2014. So far this year, there have been more than 40 accidents involving self-driving cars reported to CA DMV. The first fatal autonomous vehicle accident , which involved an Uber self-driving vehicle striking a pedestrian, occurred in March in Arizona. The Apple test car was attempting to...