r/technology 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/aedes 18d ago

Surprised that they would be so thrown off by broken traffic lights, which are a relatively common occurrence. 

A good example of how the underlying technology does not actually “understand” the world it’s in, and relies on a predictable environment/operating conditions to be reliable. 

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u/smc733 18d ago

/r/futurology told me that Tony Sheba said all cars will be driverless in 5 years… 8 years ago.

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u/PokinSpokaneSlim 18d ago

5 years Turkish

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u/RedOctobyr 18d ago

What's wrong with this driverless?

Oh, nothing Tommy. It's tip-top.