We might not yet be ready to let robots and machines take over, and a power outage over the weekend in San Francisco was an example of why. The blackout temporarily cut off power to over 130,000 customers and some traffic signals in the city on Saturday, leaving Waymo robotaxis stranded.
As The New York Times reports, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles started malfunctioning when they didn’t have traffic signals to look at.
In such situations, the cars are designed to treat each…

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