Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups

Waymo has operated a driverless service in suburban Arizona since the end of 2020. But that is very different from a congested city. "If you get disabled on a quiet suburban street, you are not in anyone's way," said Matt Wansley, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law in New York who specializes in emerging automotive technologies. The Waymo car that stopped in the middle of a San Francisco intersection last week entered a very complex and busy intersection "due to temporary road closures that precluded use of the intended route," Waymo said. When a car cannot navigate a situation on its own, remote technicians can send the car additional information that can help it get going again.