When Google X first revealed their self driving car it was considered a publicity stunt which would die a natural death. However the autonomous car has managed to drive 2.64 million kilometers since 2009 and yes it is not exactly perfect just yet.

In it’s monthly report Google admits that the car went crashing, albeit extremely slowly, into a bus. It also had to get out of the path of a broom -wielding woman chasing a duck across a road in a wheelchair. Yes that actually did happen.

What’s more the self driving car is learning how to honk like a performing art. Not fuelled with human emotion and passion, but to be polite, considerate, and only honk when it makes driving safer for everyone. It would be an interesting science project to determine just what the “honking algorithm” should have.

There are about 34 prototype vehicles on road now as part of the autonomous car program with Google X. The cars drive about ten to fifteen thousand autonomous miles per week and have manual controls activated for part of their journeys as well.  Most of the driving takes place around Mountain View in California,  Austin (Texas), Phoenix (Arizona), and Kirkland (Washington State).