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Re:Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting by dyauspitr on Sunday March 01, 2026 @05:42PM (#47211505)
No, we’re finding edge cases that come up once every like million miles these things are putting on the road. Which means they are pretty damn good given how many are on the road right now.
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Re:Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting by josefx on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:27AM (#47214846)
These "edge cases" were required knowledge to get a license in my home country. You make room for any emergency vehicles, you don't try to score an ultra kill when passing a school bus and you certainly don't drive on rail tracks.
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Re:Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting by seanmcdirmid on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:28AM (#47214854)
I’ve seen pictures in Germany where cars will move to the side of the expressway during a traffic jam to make room for emergency vehicles. I could tell that wasn’t the USA for sure.
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Re:Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting by dyauspitr on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:03PM (#47225490)
They do move aside, just not in this particular case.
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