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Trevor Mogg @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 20:00 EDT

Waymo’s robotaxis didn’t know what to do when a city’s traffic lights failed

Waymo’s robotaxis suffered a serious failure on Saturday when a power outage affecting a large part of San Francisco caused problems for its autonomous cars in the city. Some 130,000 residents lost power to their homes and businesses, while the outage also knocked out traffic lights at major intersections, causing confusion for Waymo’s robotaxis. Many ...

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