Google has launched a new website focused on educating people about its self-driving cars, and to ease customer concerns about their safety.
The company's self-driving car program is at a critical juncture. Its prototype wheel-less cars will hit Mountain View, California, streets this summer.
Google seems to understand that in order to gain widespread adoption, it must address safety concerns surrounding self-driving cars. So, the new website aims to make people feel more comfortable with the idea of a driverless car on the street, and enables them to provide Google with feedback on the program.
The company has also begun issuing monthly reports that summarize accidents involving its self-driving cars.
So far, accidents have been few and far between. When they do happen, though, the report suggests that injuries have been minor, and that it's more often a human in another vehicle who's at fault. Google has reported 12 accidents involving its self-driving cars, with the most recent one occurring in late May. At the time, one of its autonomous Lexus cars stopped at a red light. It was then rear-ended by another car that was traveling at about 1 mph. No one was hurt, but the Lexus' rear sensor and bumper sustained minor damage.