US EditionWaymo to update software across fleet after cars froze in major power failure
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Waymo rushes software fix after San Francisco power outage stalls its robotaxis at dark intersections
After widespread power outages in San Francisco overwhelmed Waymo’s remote assistance system, the company is rolling out a software update to help its driverless cars better manage large-scale blackouts.
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der Standard DEA massive power failure in San Francisco also brought the autonomous Waymo fleet to a halt because they were waiting for human instructions
The system was not prepared for 800 self-driving taxis to request assistance from the center at the same time at traffic lights.
The San Francisco blackout stopped the taxis without driver, unable to recognize the traffic lights because they are off. No injuries and a great opportunity: to learn from this unexpected experiment.What happened yesterday in San Francisco shows that there is still a lot to do about autonomous driving before we can consider it a well-established and reliable mode of transport. According to what we could understand, last Saturday in the city of …
Waymo to roll out fleet-wide updates after SF blackout strands robotaxis
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Waymo will roll out fleet-wide updates to its robotaxis after a widespread power outage in San Francisco over the weekend caused dozens of its vehicles to stop abruptly. The bricked Waymos, many of them at intersections where traffic lights had gone dark, added to the chaos of the days-long blackout that left 130,000 PG&E customers without power. Social media users posted videos of Waymo vehicles encountering traffic ligh…
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