Autonomous driving systems, which will shape the future in the automobile world, are now slowly entering our lives. In this context; some cars can already move autonomously. Parallel to this, some initiatives that have been implemented focus on transporting passengers with fully autonomous vehicles, bypassing taxi drivers. One of these initiatives is Cruise. However, the company now faced a very funny incident.
The company, named Cruise, started serving in San Francisco, USA, about a week ago. Autonomous vehicles without drivers can be used between certain hours and only in certain regions for now. However, a strange thing happened recently. An error in the company’s algorithms, possibly, led to the rallying of autonomous vehicles. 6-7 autonomous taxis stopped working after they came together. The company manually removed the non-moving vehicles by sending the operations team to the field.
Traffic blocked for a few hours
According to the information received, Cruise’s autonomous taxis remained at the intersection of busy streets. This caused traffic in the area to intensify and come to a complete stop for a few hours. In the statements made by the company, it was stated that the problem was resolved and no passengers were affected by this problem. Cruise officials did not say anything about why such a thing happened.
The incident was first brought up by a Reddit user. The user in question said, “The first thing I said in those moments was that they came together to kill us. It was something extraordinary…” The interesting event in the USA is a clear indication that autonomous cars are not fully integrated into our lives.
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