Enlarge / A Chevrolet Bolt EV self-driving test car like this one was involved in two incidents in San Francisco. (credit: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Since the beginning of the year, there have been six collision reports involving autonomous vehicles officially filed to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Of those, two involve humans mildly attacking the car in question. According to state law, companies that operate self-driving cars must submit a report to the DMV detailing any such incident. Since the Golden State began keeping such records, there have been a total of 58 such reports, including the six in 2018.
The most recent incident involving light violence was in San Francisco at the intersection of Duboce Avenue and Mission Street on January 28 at 10:55pm.
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Source: Ars Technica – Raging human drivers slap, body slam innocent self-driving cars