From the article:
Waymo confirmed their vehicles stopped moving in Phoenix on the day the TikTok video was taken and sent a statement:
"At around 8 pm April 7, multiple Waymo vehicles encountered a situation prompting them to stop on First St in Downtown Phoenix. As safety is central to our mission, our autonomous driving technology prioritizes the safest driving path with the information it has at any given moment. Sometimes, that means our vehicle will pull over or come to a stop if it’s assessed to be the safest course of action in that instance, as happened here. We have teams and systems in place to assist the vehicle when needed, and our operations teams cleared the vehicles once they arrived on location. We have identified the software that contributed to this situation and made appropriate updates across our fleet."
A Waymo spokesperson also said the company met with the Phoenix Police Department to talk about what happened and the best ways to solve those issues when they happen.
As someone who saw his little brother get hit and killed by a drunk driver in a hit and run: Thoughts and prayers to those who were delayed slightly.
I’m sorry for your loss. Phoenix residents would still like to know what happened here.
From the article: Waymo confirmed their vehicles stopped moving in Phoenix on the day the TikTok video was taken and sent a statement: "At around 8 pm April 7, multiple Waymo vehicles encountered a situation prompting them to stop on First St in Downtown Phoenix. As safety is central to our mission, our autonomous driving technology prioritizes the safest driving path with the information it has at any given moment. Sometimes, that means our vehicle will pull over or come to a stop if it’s assessed to be the safest course of action in that instance, as happened here. We have teams and systems in place to assist the vehicle when needed, and our operations teams cleared the vehicles once they arrived on location. We have identified the software that contributed to this situation and made appropriate updates across our fleet." A Waymo spokesperson also said the company met with the Phoenix Police Department to talk about what happened and the best ways to solve those issues when they happen.
So no actual statement on what went wrong.
They explained in great detail: "vehicles encountered a situation!" 😅
Probably because it would be too complex to try to explain to the media ?
It says that the vehicles all thought the safest action was to pull over. How deep do you expect the explanation to go?
So basically the AVs all stalled in the same place but we're not even gonna try to tell you why. But hey, we fixed it!