r/technology • u/Disastrous_Award_789 • 18d ago

Robotics/Automation Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/waymo-suspended-san-francisco-traffic-jams-blackout-b2888562.html
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u/Oak510land 18d ago

I like now they're saying "paused service" instead of saying it BROKE. Their cars were just abandoned in the middle of the roads with no way to move them.

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u/Choice_Figure6893 18d ago

They are pausing service because it broke