Last week, one of Google’s Toyota Prius models equipped with the internet search giant’s self-driving technology made headlines after it was involved in an accident near the company’s Mountain View, California, Headquarters.

While we did report Google’s side of the story that said a human was behind the steering wheel at the time of the crash, like many other sites, we also stated that it was the first recorded accident involving a self-driving Google car.

Turns out we were wrong about the crash being the first of its kind as Google spokesperson Jay Narrow contacted Carscoop and told us that last year, one of the firm’s cars “was once rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light”.

He also added that the self-driving Google cars have covered “over 160,000 miles autonomously without incident”.

On last week’s crash, Mr. Narrow commented:

“We regret that a Google driver recently caused a minor accident, and we’re grateful that no one was hurt. Safety is our top priority. One of our goals is to prevent fender-benders like this one, which occurred while a person was manually driving the car.”

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