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Google and Delphi Self-Driving Prototypes Allegedly Involved in Near-Miss on San Antonio Road, Palo Alto

Occurred
Jun 23, 2015
Published
Jun 25, 2015
Source
AI Incident Database

Summary

A Delphi self-driving Audi Q5 prototype reportedly aborted a lane change after a Google self-driving Lexus RX400h allegedly cut in front of it on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, California. According to Delphi executive John Absmeier, the Delphi car "took appropriate action" to avoid collision. No crash or injuries occurred.

Developers

  • Google
  • Delphi Technologies

Deployers

  • Google
  • Delphi Technologies

Harmed parties

  • Delphi Technologies
  • John Absmeier

Classification

Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%

Rationale: Incident involves self-driving vehicle prototypes in a near-miss scenario without physical harm.

Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8

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