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Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by empressplay on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:24PM (#46348643)
An intersection without power is just a 4-way stop.
Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by scoofy on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:35PM (#46348751)
An intersection without power is supposed to be treated as a 4-way stop. An unfortunately high, nontrivial number of drivers last night were not following that rule.
Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by MBCook on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:38PM (#46348784)
And yet the humans managed.

Even at a normal four-way stop with stop signs people sometimes blow through it. The Waymo has to handle it.

That’s part of driving.

It can creep through at 3 miles an hour if it thinks that’s what’s safe. All it has to do is get out of the intersection.

Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by scoofy on Sunday December 21, 2025 @05:02PM (#46349016)
The outrage people would rightly have at Waymo allowing a number of its vehicles to blow the lights would be huge. People running blacked out lights is unacceptable.
Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by MBCook on Sunday December 21, 2025 @06:27PM (#46349712)
Who said “blow through”?

Waymos know how to handle 4 way stops.

Re:Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing tr... by scoofy on Sunday December 21, 2025 @07:24PM (#46350056)
You're anthropomorphizing. Waymos "know" how to handle the 4-way stops that they've been trained to handle.