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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Discussion
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@donwinslow
Don Winslow
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Obscene. How do you explain this @Waymo???
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@mannyfidel
Manny
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maybe the most American sentence of all time
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@ohhhaykayla
@ohhhaykayla
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@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]
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@cremieuxrecueil
@cremieuxrecueil
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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!
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@wholemars
@wholemars
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yikes didn't realize that's what it was
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@mysa
@mysa
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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 […
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@mattparlmer
@mattparlmer
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Yet another instance of Waymo causing a serious public safety hazard
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@lauraloomer
Laura Loomer
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This is really unacceptable.
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@agoldmund
Alex Goldman
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The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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@fry69.dev
@fry69.dev
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This is still a concerning failure mode of these newfangled autonomously driving metal boxes. [embedded post]
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r/Austin
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Waymo demonstrates its illiteracy
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r/ems
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It seems a Waymo car decided to blockade a street, blocking a ATCEMS medic from responding to the shooting last night.
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r/mildlyinfuriating
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A waymo temporarily blocks an ambulance
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r/waymo
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Police take over a Waymo blocking the street in Austin
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r/ThatsInsane
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A Waymo vehicle blocked traffic as first responders raced to the Austin bar last night