3 Waymo self-driving cars in 'standoff' cause traffic jam in San Francisco

"Video captured three Waymo self-driving cars frozen in an apparent "standoff" on a residential street in San Francisco. It happened on Saturday, Dec. 6. The video from TikTok user @chii_rinna shows the three Waymos blocking the street, with two appearing to have hit each other. The third, coming from the other direction, appeared to have stopped when it sensed them."

"The TikTok user said the street is a dead end road, and the self-driving cars were blocking people from leaving. "Are they just going to stay there forever?" a man can be heard on video asking. A second clip posted shows a Waymo employee responding to the scene."

Three Waymo self-driving cars became frozen in an apparent standoff on a residential dead-end street in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 6. Two vehicles appeared to have collided while a third stopped after detecting them, collectively blocking the street and preventing residents from leaving. A man on video asked whether the cars would remain there indefinitely. A second clip shows a Waymo employee responding to the scene. Clips of the incident were posted to TikTok by user @chii_rinna, drawing attention to autonomous vehicle behavior and neighborhood access during blockages.

Read at ABC7 San Francisco