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A Waymo robotaxi stopped on a road, blocking an ambulance from reaching a mass shooting scene in Austin; Waymo confirms the car was en route to pick up a rider

A Waymo robotaxi picking up a passenger near Sunday morning's mass shooting in Austin blocked an ambulance from reaching the scene, according to a bystander video.

Axios Nicole Cobler

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  • @donwinslow Don Winslow on x
    Obscene. How do you explain this @Waymo???
  • @mannyfidel Manny on x
    maybe the most American sentence of all time
  • @ohhhaykayla @ohhhaykayla on x
    @Waymo y'all need to get out of Austin until you correct this shit. During a mass shooting last night your vehicle was in the middle of the road sideways blocking an ambulance. 🤦🏻‍♀️ [video]
  • @cremieuxrecueil @cremieuxrecueil on x
    I think in situations like this, the police should be able to push the Waymo out of the way and Google should be forced to cover the bill. Waymos blocked traffic during the power outage in SF and now they've impaired the response to a mass shooter. Enough!
  • @wholemars @wholemars on x
    yikes didn't realize that's what it was
  • @mysa @mysa on x
    Amid a deadly mass shooting that saw three people killed in Austin's West Sixth Street, a Waymo went viral for causing a major traffic delay, blocking an Austin-Travis County EMS vehicle as it attempted a U-turn. An Austin Police Department Officer had to get in the driver seat […
  • @mattparlmer @mattparlmer on x
    Yet another instance of Waymo causing a serious public safety hazard
  • @lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
    This is really unacceptable.
  • @agoldmund Alex Goldman on x
    The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
  • @fry69.dev @fry69.dev on bluesky
    This is still a concerning failure mode of these newfangled autonomously driving metal boxes.  [embedded post]
  • r/Austin r on reddit
    Waymo demonstrates its illiteracy
  • r/ems r on reddit
    It seems a Waymo car decided to blockade a street, blocking a ATCEMS medic from responding to the shooting last night.
  • r/mildlyinfuriating r on reddit
    A waymo temporarily blocks an ambulance
  • r/waymo r on reddit
    Police take over a Waymo blocking the street in Austin
  • r/ThatsInsane r on reddit
    A Waymo vehicle blocked traffic as first responders raced to the Austin bar last night