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Comment Re: Isn't Robert X. Cringely a pseudonym? (Score 1) 56

WESH2 News:

Brandon Hogan
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. â"

A recall submitted by Waymo this week to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states the automated driving system in nearly 4,000 of the company's driverless vehicles may have caused some of the cars to "enter and drive at speed in freeway construction zones."

The recall centers on the 5th Generation Automated Driving System in 3,871 of Waymo's vehicles, listing the following examples from April and May in which the automated cars allegedly entered freeway construction zones in Arizona and California:

"On April 20, 2026, Waymoâ(TM)s Field Safety Committee began a series of meetings reviewing one event from April 11, 2026 and five events from April 19, 2026 in which Waymo AVs did not recognize and drove past ramp closure signs into pre-planned freeway construction zones in Phoenix, AZ. Waymoâ(TM)s Field Safety Committee implemented freeway driving restrictions until operational mitigations that included improved awareness and response to freeway closures were implemented.

"On May 19, 2026, Waymoâ(TM)s Field Safety Committee met following events on May 18, 2026 in which seven Waymo AVs entered freeway lanes with active construction in the San Francisco Bay Area by driving between cones designating lane closure in the adjacent lane due to the ADS inappropriately prioritizing the avoidance of other freeway hazards and/or failing to recognize the construction zone. Considering these and other events, Waymoâ(TM)s Field Safety Committee implemented freeway driving restrictions until the root causes could be identified and appropriately addressed."

The report continues, stating that Waymo's safety board reviewed the issues on June 1 and decided to conduct the recall on June 8 before submitting it Wednesday.

To remedy the issue, Waymo called for "software improvements to avoid entering a construction zone and detecting that the AV is within a construction zone, as well as additional operational protocols," the report states.

Waymo launched its driverless-vehicle service in Orlando and Miami earlier this year, announcing in April that the service was open to everyone in those cities.

>>Previous coverage in video below: Waymo launches driverless ride service in Orlando

The company asks that people reach out to its support website with any concerns, such as Waymo vehicles parking in their neighborhoods.

Comment Re:feedback (Score 2) 34

Not the Investing class, but ordinary people with no financial acumen in a world of rapidly decreasing personal wealth and increasing job uncertainty are desperate enough to believe they are being offered a seat at the winners table. Desperation is the mother of many scams - and even a few revolutions.

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