AI standoff as three driverless taxis refuse to move in street

Three Waymos froze when they came at each other from different directions in a busy residential street in the latest in a series of incidents involving the robot taxis Three Waymo self-driving taxis froze in a robotic stand-off (Image: chii_rinna via Storyful)

Three Waymo self-driving taxis came to a sudden halt in a busy street, jamming the road and leaving motorists frustrated. Pictures of the AI stand-off show the frozen cars facing each other from three directions in a residential street.

One Waymo can be seen facing perpendicular to the road, while another appears to have nudged its bumper, causing them to stop. A third car was descending down the road - a steep cul-de-sac - and appears to have halted to allow the two other Waymos to pass in the opposite direction.

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