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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: A Google Self-Driving Car Got Pulled Over For Going Too Slow [Watch (HLS stream): A Google Self-Driving Car Got Pulled Over For Going Too Slow](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/iY8DSpiA.m3u8) (1:34)  _Published 2015-11-13. A Google self-driving car was stopped for driving too slow in California. 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There was a passenger in the car though, and once the officer realized it was a self- driving car, they took the opportunity to educate the person about impeding traffic. The car was reportedly going slow enough to back up traffic behind it. The question of driver responsibility for cars that aren't being driven by drivers has been a big part of the conversation around autonomous vehicles. And there's still a lot to work out legally. A writer for Recode points out. The question of who gets the ticket if a self- driving car does commit a violation is still pretty gray. For now, Google has said the company will accept liability if it's their technology's fault. And the BBC notes that it raises questions about whether the cars are too cautious. In a statement, the Mountain View Police Department still said it was lawful for the car to be driving where it was. As for Google, the company says the cars have never gotten a ticket. Google caps the speed of the prototype at 25 miles per hour. In a statement, Google said part of the reason for the conservative speed limit is to make the cars feel friendly and approachable. Getting these cars out into the public and allowing people to react to them, and allowing us to see them out there, I think that's a huge deal. Most importantly, that's the necessary step. To get them to try it themselves. So Google doesn't seem to be shying away from these kinds of interactions. In response to this stop the Mountain View Police Department put it out, it meets regularly with Google to address road safety. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Google Self-Driving Car Got Pulled Over For Going Too Slow","description":"A Google self-driving car was stopped for driving too slow in California. 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