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ByJustinPritchard TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES Futuris- tic self-driving cars travel- ing along California roads have needed plenty of old- fashioned human interven- tion to stay safe. California's Department of Motor Vehicles on Tues- day released reports filed by seven companies the agency gave permission to test pro- totype vehicles in public. The documents summa- rized instances in which a human driver had to take over due to technology problems or other safety concerns. The reports show wildly different levels of suc- cess since on-road testing started in September 2014. Experts in the technol- ogy said Google, whose cars drove the most by far, performed relatively well, though they also cau- tioned that the testing typi- cally happened during good weather. Other companies reported frequent instances in which the person who is required to be in the front seat — just in case — had to grab the wheel. Nissan, for example, tested just 1,485 miles in public, but reported 106 cases where the driver had to take control. The auto- maker has said it plans to have "commercially via- ble autonomous drive ve- hicles" by 2020. A spokes- woman did not return a re- quest for comment. Google said its cars needed human help 341 times over 424,000 miles. That would be the equiva- lent of about 10 times per year, given the 12,000 miles the average U.S. vehicle travels annually. In 11 of the 341 instances, Google said its cars would have gotten in a crash. The head of the compa- ny's self-driving car project said that while the results are encouraging, they also show the technology has yet to reach his goal of not needing someone behind the wheel. "There's none where it was like, 'Holy cow, we just avoided a big wreck,'" said Chris Urmson, Google's self- driving car project leader. "We're seeing lots of im- provement. But it's not quite ready yet," Urmson said. "That's exactly why we test our vehicles with a steering wheel and pedals." The California Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles, which is writing new reg- ulations for the technology, said it was still reviewing in the reports. Google reported 272 cases in which the cars' software or onboard sen- sors failed. Though Google did not release detailed scenarios, the problems in- cluded issues with the self- driving cars seeing traffic lights, yielding to pedestri- ans or committing traffic violations. There were also cases where intervention was needed because other drivers were reckless, and several dozen instances of an "unwanted maneuver" by Google's car. Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the Univer- sity of South Carolina who closely follows self-driv- ing car developments, said Google's rate of potential collisions was "not terri- bly high, but certainly not trivial." He said it remains difficult to gauge how self- driving cars compare to ac- cident rates among human drivers, since even the best data underreport minor collisions that are never re- ported to authorities. While Google's problem rate is "impressively low," a trained safety driver should remain in the front seat, said Raj Rajkumar, an en- gineering professor at Carn- egie Mellon University who specializes in self-driving cars. According to data in Google's report, a driver typically took control within one second of the car asking for help. Drivers at other compa- nies often reacted quickly as well, according to their reports, though Volkswagen Group of America reported that, in one case, it was more than 12 minutes be- fore the person took control of one of its test Audis. Audi of America spokesman Brad Stertz said he was gather- ing details on the incident, but believed it was a soft- ware glitch that did not af- fect public safety, and possi- bly was a false reading. John Simpson, a frequent critic of Google who focuses on privacy issues for the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog, said the com- pany's report "underscores the need for a driver behind the steering wheel capable of taking control of the ro- bot car." Google has argued to Cal- ifornia regulators that once the company concludes the cars are ready for the public to use, they should not need a steering wheel or pedals because human interven- tion would actually make them less safe. Google released its re- port Tuesday before the agency posted reports from other companies in what Google described as an ef- fort to be transparent about its safety record. The com- pany had lobbied against having to report disengage- ments in the first place, say- ing the data could be misin- terpreted. The other companies testing self-driving cars on California streets are Tesla Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and parts suppliers Bosch and Delphi. Google's testing mostly involves driving around the company's Silicon Valley headquarters or the streets of Austin, Texas. The com- pany's rate of human inter- vention has improved in re- cent months, according to its data, but Urmson cau- tioned that the rate might again rise as Google sub- jects the cars to more chal- lenging environments and weather conditions. Google said its cars would have been respon- sible in eight of the 11 avoided accidents, accord- ing to computer modeling the company performed later. In two other cases, its cars would have hit a traf- fic cone. Google cars have been involved in nine collisions since September 2014. In each case, the other car was responsible, according to an analysis by researchers at Virginia Tech University. Online: Read the reports: http:// tinyurl.com/jcvjwg4 TECHNOLOGY In C al if or ni a te st s, s el f- dr iv in g ca rs s ti ll n ee d hu ma n he lp TONYAVELAR—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Riders enter the Google's new self-driving prototype car for a ride during a demonstration at Google campus in Mountain View. The self-driving cars needed some old-fashioned human intervention to avoid some crashes during testing on California roads, the company revealed Tuesday results it says are encouraging but show the technology has yet to reach the goal of not needing someone behind the wheel. Advertisement IfthiswasyourService Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! Suzy 530-737-5056 Gayla 530-737-5044 For more information Landscape/Fence Steve's Tractor &LandscapeService •FenceBuilding•Landscaping • Trenching • Rototilling • Disking • Mowing • Ridging • Post Hole Digging • Blade Work • Sprinkler Installation • Concrete Work Cont. 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On 02/03/2016 at 02:00 P.M., First American Title Insurance Com- pany, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/25/2002, as In- strument No. 001187, in book 2110 , page 445, , of Official Re- cords in the office of the County Recorder of TEHAMA County, State of California. Executed by: BETTY J. SLIONYS AN UNMAR- RIED WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment author- ized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the main entrance to the Tehama Count y h hi y Courthouse at 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA. All right, title and interest con- veyed to and now held by it un- der said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 031-112-01-1 The street address and other com- mon designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 340 FRANKIE AVENUE, RED BLUFF, CA 96080 The undersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with inter- est thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation se- cured b y the property to be sold d bl i d y p p y and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica- tion of the Notice of Sale is $89,671.62. The beneficiary un- der said Deed of Trust has de- posited all documents evidenc- ing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has de- clared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be record- ed in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. 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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search. nationwideposting.com/propert ySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assi gned to this f i g case CA1500271216 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that oc- cur close in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 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