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1 month agoSupervisor Mahmood Calls For Hearings Into Waymo After This Weekend's Mass-Stalling Shambles
In the wake of what was surely Waymo's greatest SF screw-up yet, SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (of all people!) is the first local elected official calling for a probe into how Waymos stalled out all over town Saturday. As of 3:30 pm Monday afternoon, the fallout from Saturday's massive SF PG&E outage still continues, as thousands in SF still don't have their power back on.
SF politics
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoWaymo shut down service during San Francisco's blackout because its driverless taxis got confused
A San Francisco power outage stalled Waymo robotaxis, prompting a local service suspension and traffic disruptions while PG&E crews work to restore power.
fromThe Verge
1 month agoTesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors
For months, Tesla's robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency - a fallback that Waymo currently doesn't need for its commercial robotaxi service. The safety monitor sits in the passenger seat in Austin, and in the driver seat in San Francisco. Neither service is fully open to the public yet, relying instead on customer waitlists.
Artificial intelligence
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago'Waymo problems': Man jumps into trunk of driverless taxi in L.A., gets stuck and is removed by police
The trapped passenger was discovered near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, when a woman ordered a Waymo for her daughter near the corner of South Westlake Avenue and 6th Street on Monday afternoon only to discover the vehicle already had a passenger when it arrived - in the trunk. "This s- won't let me out," the man said, when asked why he was back there.
Los Angeles
fromsfist.com
1 month agoWaymo Stowaway: Man Found Hiding In Waymo Trunk, Offers Little Explanation Why He Is There
A Los Angeles woman made a curious discovery when trying to put her daughter in a Waymo, which was a man hiding in the vehicle's trunk, bringing up serious questions about how easy it is to just hop inside a Waymo and hide there. As the self-driving robotaxi company Waymo expands to other cities like Los Angeles, it seems we are going to start seeing more viral videos of bizarre Waymo incidents coming from cities other than just San Francisco.
Gadgets
fromsfist.com
1 month agoWatch: Two Waymos Appear to Collide In SF, Then Cause Traffic Jam That Traps Residents on Street
There have certainly been some bumps for the self-driving robotaxis of Waymo in recent weeks. In late October, a Waymo ran over and killed a beloved bodega cat. Then last week in the Western Addition, a Waymo ran over and killed a dog. Top that off with an incident in Los Angeles that came to light last week where a Waymo drove through an active crime scene during a police standoff, apparently not realizing what the flashing police sirens are for.
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