Ever had one of those days where everything seems to go haywire? Well, welcome to San Francisco’s Saturday showdown with Waymo’s self-driving cars! When a substation fire decided to play the Grinch and cut off power across the city, suddenly, Waymo SUVs found themselves stuck at malfunctioning stoplights—all while trying to navigate their own existential crisis.
You’d think an AI-powered vehicle would be chillin’ on auto-pilot, but nope! Waymo’s robots had a little freak-out—it seems they’re trained to stop at dark traffic signals like they’re auditioning for a role in *Frozen*. So when the lights went out, they started sending confirmation requests faster than a toddler asks for snacks.
The result? A backlog of requests that turned the streets into a chaotic parking lot. Sure, they navigated over 7,000 dark signals like pros, but the sudden spike in requests led to congestion that could make even the calmest person scream, ‘Why are we not moving?!’
While AI is impressive in many ways, it turns out it can still run into hiccups—especially when the universe throws a power tantrum. This mishap serves as a cheeky reminder: even machines can get flustered when the situation gets a bit too heavy. Let’s just hope the next time, they put their AI brains together and avoid another traffic fiasco!
In the world of self-driving tech, there’s lots to learn, folks! What’s your take? Will these autonomous cars ever get through a power outage without causing chaos?
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