Waymo drives through police tape in London
While driverless cars tested in Detroit
A driverless Waymo blew through police caution tape to drive into a crime scene in London, England on April 25. Dramatic video posted on TikTok shows the moment the vehicle careers into a police cordon in Harlesden as officers investigate a double stabbing.
@zonjy.media Driverless taxi waymo driver almost hit someone and drove straigh into crime scene tape almost hit a police officer obviously driverless taxi software seems like are not trained to avoid crime scene, crime scene tape, police car blue lights or ambulance blue lights in case of an accident. i think in my opinion this driverless taxi waymo are more risk than the public thinks. do you think this is safe enough to be in the streets of london. it puts police officers and emergency service people at risk last night.
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Meanwhile in Michigan, Axios Detroit reported on April 28th that as Waymo prepares to deploy robotaxis in Detroit, the company has been meeting with city and state officials about how the service will operate locally once it hits the road.
“Michigan’s permissive framework for autonomous vehicles means no single governmental entity is fully in charge of how they integrate into city street,” notes Axios’ Joe Guillen.
Regulatory authority over Waymo’s arrival in Detroit is fragmented. Enforcement of traffic laws is handled by local law enforcement, while vehicle safety is regulated federally by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With no single entity in charge, Waymo’s success in Detroit may hinge on coordination as much as the technology itself.
Waymo’s current testing phase has little impact on city operations, Henry Liu, director of Mcity at U-M, told Axios. But that will change as the service expands:
“How do you manage the emergency response? If one vehicle is stopped, not moving, who is going to move that and what type of equipment will be needed?”
