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Holding driverless vehicle technology accountable before it hits our streets.

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Nearly 4,000 #Waymo vehicles were recalled after repeatedly driving into closed highway construction zones.

Thirteen known incidents.

Two months off freeways.

That's not a minor software hiccup. It's a reminder that this technology isn't ready for our streets.

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After a series of #Waymo traffic disruptions and large event failures, San Francisco's mayor is backing new national safety standards for autonomous vehicles.
Even the city that embraced robotaxis is calling for stronger oversight.

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THE LIST GROWS

A driverless Waymo drove through an active police manhunt near Phoenix Sky Harbor. Officers shone flashlights into the empty car. No driver. No one to stop it.

It just circled the lot for several minutes and drove away.
When seconds matter, police can’t afford costly distractions from driverless Waymos

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RECORD UPDATE: WAYMO INCIDENT LOG

After a driverless Waymo BLOCKED emergency responders from responding to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, members of law enforcement, firefighters, and paramedics appeared at city hall to voice serious public safety concerns.

Waymo didn’t even bother to show up.

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FILED UNDER: WAYMO INCIDENTS

Waymo just recalled 3,800 robotaxis. The reason? In multiple cities, their driverless cars failed to adjust to dangerous weather conditions and drove into flooded roads at high speeds.

Driverless Waymos are not ready for our streets. See the Facts: https://t.co/rPFkL1MrQh

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ANOTHER ONE.

100 firefighters responding to a five-alarm apartment blaze. And a driverless Waymo sitting sideways in the road blocking emergency responders with no one to move it. This is the driverless vehicle problem no one wants to talk about.

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WAYMO INCIDENT LOG

Waymo robotaxis have run red lights, driven onto closed and flooded roads and nearly hit pedestrians. They are not ready for our streets.

SEE THE FACTS: https://t.co/NjCXUCe3yH

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WAYMO HAZARD ALERT:

A driverless #Waymo sped through a construction zone with passengers trapped inside — then got chased by police.

No driver. No way to stop it.

"It accelerated to highway speeds down the construction lane."

This technology is not ready for our streets.

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