It’s widely accepted that driverless vehicles have a way to go before they can fully deliver on the promise of a future where mobility is effortless and universally accessible. One of those bugs? Pulling over to the side of the road for emergency vehicles or during traffic stops. The latest instance of a driverless vehicle behaving badly was shared on TikTok and featured a Waymo Jaguar I-Pace.
TikTok user johnnyromano3 uploaded a video of a Waymo vehicle struggling to comply with directions from an officer moving the vehicle for a parade in Phoenix. The officer gestures to the car to pull over, although the wheel doesn’t immediately respond. The passengers can’t get the car to comply, and filming abruptly ends. In a subsequent video, the user said they threw the phone down and ran from the incident but weren’t ultimately charged for wrongdoing.
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