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A Waymo robotaxi got stuck in a roundabout loop


Roundabouts. They trapped Clark Griswold in National Lampoon's European Vacation and now they've tripped up a Waymo robotaxi. A video is circulating on

A Waymo spokesperson told TechCrunch there were no passengers onboard the vehicle in the video, and said the company has already addressed the issue by deploying a software update to its fleet. Videos capturing odd robotaxi behavior has become more prevalent in the past year, particularly in San Francisco — a hub of autonomous vehicle activity. For instance, earlier this year one woman set up a livestream that showed Waymo vehicles honking all night in a parking lot near her San Francisco apartment.

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