USA robotaxis just stop working in middle of the road

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A swarm of Cruise robotaxis blocked San Francisco traffic for hours

A small fleet of Cruise robotaxis in San Francisco suddenly stopped operating on Tuesday night, effectively stopping traffic on a street in the city's Fillmore district for a couple of hours until employees were able to arrive. TechCrunch first noticed a Reddit post that featured a photo of the stalled driverless cabs at the corner of Gough and Fulton streets. Cruise — which is General Motor’s AV subsidiary — only launched its commercial robotaxi service in the city last week. The rides feature no human safety driver, are geo-restricted to certain streets and can only operate in the late evening hours.

Cruise apologized for the incident in a statement, but gave little explanation for what caused the mishap. “We had an issue earlier this week that caused some of our vehicles to cluster together,” a Cruise spokesperson said in a statement to TechCrunch. “While it was resolved and no passengers were impacted, we apologize to anyone who was inconvenienced.”

The GM-backed AV startup won the first driverless taxi permit in a major US city, and began offering San Francisco residents free rides in February. After launching its paid passenger service on June 24, early reviews from Cruise passengers came pouring in. One passenger noted that his Cruise car took an unusually long route to get to his home. Another passenger seemed to have a more positive experience, even leaving a cash tip for the driverless car.

This week’s traffic jam appears to be Cruise’s first major stumbling block, at least for its commercial service. Back in April, police stopped a Cruise car for not having its headlights on. Officers appeared unsure of how to proceed after discovering there was no human behind the wheel.

The State of California requires AV companies to report any collision that involve property damage, bodily harm or death to the DMV, which publishes the data online. A total of 18 reports involving Cruise vehicles have been filed this year.

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My taxi is driverless for about 16 hours a day.

[John m]

When me and Big Dommo worked with Paddy the milkman in 1969 .He had a driverless Horse .The Horse knew the rout and just walked along and we ran in and out of the gardens with the milk bottles  Apple of Musk didnt invent driverless vehicles Premier Dairies had them years ago .And they were Green even produced fertilizer for Mrs Donnollys roses .Horse would do a 6 hour shift on half a bucket of oats and a bag of straw .Why has nobody suggested Guinness bring back the Dray horses for round town deliveries .

[Cool Boola]

Them Drey Horses were shitz     everywhere

[John m]

Meself Big Dommo .and Tommy as he was known then as he hadnt yet fallen off his bike and cut his knees and got two Scars .Were in the Core Picturehouse watching Gene Wilder in Quaxer Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx and there was an educational video hidden in the film .Quaxer use to pick up the Horseshite and sell it to an oulone for her flowers He use to charge 6d a bucket but other Shit Sellers charged 3d a bucket .One day the oulone asked why his Shit was more expensive than the other shit that the Shit Sellers sold and he said well Mrs all my Shit is handpicked .Penny apples Willie Cullen started out washing cars he learned you could add value to a car by simply cleaning it and presenting it nicely .Both Quaxer and Penny Apples seen the opportunity is selling Shit to make a coin .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUKhLmwRd7Q

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Them Drey Horses were shitz     everywhere

My granny in Kimmage used to send my Dad after the carthorses with a shovel and brush to pick up the manure for the roses.

[Cool Boola]

He musta loved her very much?

[John m]

Them Drey Horses were shitz     everywhere

My granny in Kimmage used to send my Dad after the carthorses with a shovel and brush to pick up the manure for the roses.

So middle class we use to follow the horseshite to see if any turf or coal fell off the cart .

[Belker]

Do you remember or did ye have the Rag and Bone men in Dooblin ?

I have scant memories of them from London in the late 60's.

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He musta loved her very much?

No shit Sherlock?