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On a narrow road in Austin, Texas, three self-driving taxis of different brands got into a standoff with each other, triggering heated discussions among the audience and netizens, and the outside world once again questioned the decision-making ability of the self-driving system.
As many companies are launching self-driving taxistexas In Austin, three self-driving taxis got stuck in each other’s lane, leaving spectators watching.
Video taken by eyewitnesses shows three autonomous taxi brandswaymo Zoox and Tesla CyberCab, each with one car, are fighting for the right of way on a narrow road filled with vehicles parked on both sides in Austin. CyberCab and Waymo wanted to go in the same direction, but CyberCab got stuck behind a roadside parking spot. The Waymo took the main line of the road, but at the same time a Zoox came from the opposite direction, so the two cars were in a standoff.
In the video, it seemed as if Zoox wanted to give up, so he started to retreat little by little, but soon a vehicle parked on the side of the road behind him and he could no longer retreat. At the same time, Waymo was moving towards Zoox step by step. There was obviously enough room for Waymo to pass, but Waymo didn’t know why it didn’t adjust its direction and kept chasing Zoox.
User Travis King, who posted the video, wrote, “Are we really ready for self-driving vehicles?”
The video did not show that the three vehicles later successfully “escaped”. Many netizens ridiculed in the comment areaself-driving car It seems to have learned how humans drive, and some people question why Waymo wants to “force” the car to drive like this, when there is clearly space next to it.
Some netizens analyzed that Waymo may have mistaken the front of the Zoox for the rear and thought it was chasing the car in front of it, not knowing that it should have caught up with the car at this time.
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On a narrow road in Austin, Texas, where cars were parked on both sides, one vehicle each from Waymo, Zoox and Tesla CyberCab slammed into each other, creating a rare three-vehicle standoff.
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The Cyber Cab was blocked by a parking spot on the roadside. After Waymo took over the main line, it encountered an oncoming car, Zoox. Zoox tried to reverse but the vehicle behind him got stuck. Waymo did not change the route, resulting in a standoff between the two parties.
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Many people have scoffed at self-driving cars because they have learned the trick of humans driving. Others criticized Waymo for appearing to force the car into motion despite having space next to it. Some also speculated that it may have miscalculated the direction of travel of Zoox.
