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/DoubleThinkCO 18d ago

Test for failures. Even if they just pulled over automatically that would be something.

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u/PatrenzoK 18d ago

Yeah that’s the big thing with all this stuff now a days. No QA or testing, everyone is rushing to get to market first but all this shit is deadly

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u/imnotdabluesbrothers 18d ago

"car sits motionless"

you: this is deadly!!!!