By Cameron Clarke

A self-driving car from Google and a rival from Delphi Automotive were reported to have had a close shave in Silicon Valley this week.

The two competing cars are said to have come close to one another when the Google vehicle pulled in front of the Delphi model, making it abandon a planned lane change.

Google and Delphi have both confirmed the encounter but played down early reports in the US that had painted the picture of a more dramatic near miss.

Instead, they used the fact that the vehicles avoided collision to trumpet their safety.

A Delphi spokeswoman told Ars Read full story ›

Source: The Drum