dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWaymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackoutwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkWaymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackoutwww.independent.co.ukdude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoHow does a blackout prevent them from operating? Where are the backup generators??
minus-squareShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoThey got stuck at intersections where the traffic lights were out. The fourth paragraph of the article: Without working traffic lights, the driverless cars were seemingly left confused, with many halting in their tracks and causing major traffic jams.
How does a blackout prevent them from operating? Where are the backup generators??
They got stuck at intersections where the traffic lights were out. The fourth paragraph of the article: