Image Credit: ABC 7 News / Facebook.A driverless Waymo and a minivan collided near a California Costco, and the few seconds immediately afterward made the encounter look considerably stranger than it turned out to be.Dashcam video from the Aug. 23 collision in Sunnyvale shows the minivan emerging from a parking-lot entrance and entering the roadway in front of the approaching Waymo. The front of the Waymo then strikes the side of the minivan.Both vehicles continue moving after the impact. The minivan turns away, while the Waymo proceeds down the road, creating what, in a short video clip, looks a lot like a driverless car leaving a collision behind. This is the narrative you'll see across plenty of media as well, with some stating: "Waymo collides with car." AdvertisementAdvertisementWaymo says that's not what happened. The company told Storyful that its autonomous vehicle continued only briefly before stopping farther ahead, where there was more room for traffic to get around it.Keep It MovingEmbedded media follows; please allow a moment to load.The video was recorded by a driver heading toward the Costco gas station, according to Storyful. Costco's Sunnyvale warehouse is located at 150 Lawrence Station Road.The footage shows the minivan moving out from the parking-lot side as the Waymo approaches on the roadway. The minivan crosses into the Waymo's path, and the vehicles collide.The video alone does not establish a legal determination of fault, but it does provide considerably more context than simply saying a Waymo crashed into another vehicle.AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the impact, the Waymo continues forward and disappears from the dashcam's view.Waymo said the robotaxi "proceeded forward briefly" before stopping at a wider section of the road, allowing other traffic to pass while it waited for the other party to approach and exchange insurance information.That behavior is also consistent with Waymo's published instructions for collisions. The company says one of its vehicles may continue driving after a crash to reach a safe place to stop.For someone involved in a collision with one of its autonomous vehicles, Waymo provides several ways to exchange information, including a QR code on the vehicle, a collision-reporting form, and contact with the company's support or insurance teams.Team RobotThe distinction between continuing down the road and actually leaving the scene was not lost on people watching the video online.AdvertisementAdvertisementMany commenters also pushed back on the idea that the Waymo had simply driven into another vehicle, pointing instead to the minivan entering the roadway in front of it."The driver coming out of the driveway was at fault, not the Waymo," one commenter wrote.Another viewer put the collision in slightly more machine-friendly terms: "The Waymo did a better job obeying the law than the human. Maybe robots should take over."Others focused less on assigning blame and more on maintaining good relations with our possible future transportation overlords."I always let Waymos merge or go ahead of me," one commenter wrote. "When robots take over the world, I want them to know that I was always an ally."AdvertisementAdvertisementAnother viewer asked, "Did the driver think Waymo was going to stop?"Others noted that the physical point of impact does not, by itself, answer the question of who caused the situation that led to it."Fair to say the other vehicle collided with the Waymo," one person wrote.One commenter offered perhaps the simplest explanation for the confusion surrounding the clip: "Maybe the story is that the Waymo pulled over and the person just left. I don't think this is saying that Waymo was wrong."On at least one part of that equation, Waymo has provided an answer. The robotaxi did pull over.If you want more stories like this, follow Guessing Headlights on Yahoo so you don't miss what's coming next.