Waymo autonomous vehicles stuck circling Atlanta cul-de-sac due to routing glitch
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Summary
Multiple empty Waymo autonomous vehicles became trapped circling a cul-de-sac in an Atlanta suburb due to a routing glitch. The AI-powered cars, which operate without human assistance and are deployed in over 10 US cities, kept navigating to the same dead-end street. Waymo acknowledged the issue, stating they take community feedback seriously and have already addressed the routing problem.
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· 2 pulledWaymo told the BBC's US news partner, CBS News, that they 'take community feedback seriously and have already addressed this routing behavior.'
The company said the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered 'a routing problem' that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.
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