A man has died after the Dallas Police Department said he entered a street and was hit by a car late Friday night, causing an impact with what Waymo confirmed was one of their autonomously driven vehicles.
Dallas Police said it happened around 11:30 p.m. along Maple Avenue near the intersection with Lucas Drive in the northern part of the city. Officers said their preliminary investigation currently suggests the man entered the roadway and was hit by an SUV that was driving south on Maple Avenue at first. That, in turn, reportedly caused him to fall into the northbound lane. While the department said he was hit by an autonomous vehicle, Waymo said he was thrown about 30 feet onto its car.
The man, who has not been identified publicly, was taken to a hospital, where police say he later died. The department said the investigation is ongoing…