Self-driving Waymo car involved in crash with two vehicles in London

A Waymo car was crashed into in London during a trial injuring four people.

The car was travelling on the A13 in east London at 2am on Wednesday when it was hit by another vehicle going 93mph.

The London Ambulance Service confirmed they treated four people at the scene.

Waymo wants to bring the cars to London to operate as driverless taxis, but the car had a driver behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

The drivers are there to take over an in an emergency as the US business continues to evaluate the cars’ performance.

Metro has contacted Waymo for comment.

A Waymo spokeswoman told The Sun: ‘The Waymo vehicle involved in this ­collision was being driven by a test driver in manual mode at the time.

‘While the test driver was changing lanes, the Waymo vehicle was approached from behind by another vehicle travelling at 93mph in a 50mph zone.

‘That vehicle swerved into an adjacent lane, collided with another vehicle and then made contact with the Waymo vehicle.

‘We’re grateful for the quick response from emergency officials and wish those who were injured a full and fast recovery.’

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