Waymo admits the human driver was to blame for a crash that injured a motorcyclist

A self-driving car that collided with and injured a motorcyclist was caused by the human back-up driver. Waymo, the autonomous car division of Google's parent firm Alphabet, revealed the human driver took control of the vehicle before crashing last month. According to Waymo's simulations after the accident, the car would have slowed down and avoided a collision if left to its own devices. Waymo has admitted the fault of the incident lies with the driver and not with its technology. Waymo, the autonomous car division of Google's parent firm Alphabet, revealed the human driver took control of the vehicle before crashing last month The unfortunate incident occurred when the driver felt the need to take control of the Waymo minivan and merge into the outside lane from the centre lane on the highway.