Apple Discloses Minor Crash Involving Self-Driving Test Vehicle
- Collision report says Lexus SUV was traveling below 1 MPH
- Apple’s test vehicle was hit from behind by another car
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Apple Inc. disclosed in a filing with the California Department of Motor Vehicles that one of its autonomous test vehicles was involved in a crash.
This is the first time a collision involving an Apple autonomous vehicle has been reported by the California DMV. The car, a Lexus SUV in self-driving mode, was rear-ended by another vehicle when it was preparing to merge onto a highway in the Bay Area called the Lawrence Expressway, according to the report. Both vehicles sustained damage but no injuries were reported, the filing added.