Last week, Toyota’s e-Pallette shuttle bus service was suspended after one of the autonomous EVs hit and injured Aramitsu Kitazono, a visually impaired Japanese athlete, at a pedestrian crossing. Fortunately, Kitazono wasn’t seriously injured, but the athlete was forced to retire from the Paralympic Games after suffering cuts and bruises.

It’s an embarrassing situation for Toyota, which was forced to issue an official apology. “The vehicle’s sensor detected the pedestrian crossing and activated the automatic brake, and the operator also activated the emergency brake. The vehicle and pedestrians, however, came into contact before it came to a complete halt,” Toyota said in a statement.