Recently, San Francisco experienced a widespread power outage that disrupted traffic signals and brought Waymo's autonomous vehicles to a standstill, causing significant traffic congestion. In reaction to this incident, Waymo—a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google's parent company—has announced an urgent software update across its entire self-driving fleet. This update is designed to improve the vehicles' navigation and decision-making abilities in extreme situations, aiming to lessen their dependence on traffic infrastructure and bolster the system's capacity to manage unpredictable scenarios.
