**Title: Self-Driving Waymo Cars Stall Amidst Street Closures in Downtown SF | ABC7 News**
**Description:**
Two self-driving Waymo cars experienced unexpected stalls in separate intersections in downtown San Francisco after the Pride parade, causing traffic disruptions. Learn more about these incidents and the challenges faced by autonomous vehicles in navigating around blocked streets in this compelling video coverage by ABC7 News[^1^].
These incidents took place amidst heavy traffic following the Pride parade and the Giants game, exacerbating an already congested area. The first car was spotted at the intersection of Third and Howard, with traffic enforcement officers attempting to communicate with the seemingly driverless vehicle. Similarly, another Waymo autonomous vehicle stalled at a different intersection, attempting to navigate towards Market Street[^2^].
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) reports a notable increase in such incidents, prompting them to request the California Public Utilities Commission for an incremental expansion of self-driving services, while limiting 24-hour service expansion across the city[^3^]. The matter is scheduled for a vote on Thursday.
The self-driving cars’ behavior has raised concerns among public safety officials. San Francisco’s Fire Chief, Jenny Nicholson, expressed worries about the vehicles driving into hazardous scenes and causing disruptions. A $138 ticket was issued to one of the vehicles stalled at Third and Howard, which eventually resumed its journey after approximately 15 to 20 minutes[^4^].
While Waymo emphasized the importance of safety as their top priority, discussions and measures to address these challenges continue. Stay informed with ABC7 News and discover the latest updates on autonomous vehicle technology and its impact on urban transportation.
**Keywords/Tags:**
waymo, self-driving cars, san francisco, robotaxi, abc7news, news, sf pride, self-driving car street closures, san francisco traffic, cruise self-driving car, waymo ticket, waymo cruise san francisco, sfmta self-driving cars.
**Sources:**
[1]: ABC7 News Article – [https://abc7ne.ws/43150bh](https://abc7ne.ws/43150bh)
[2]: ABC7 News Video Transcript
[3]: SFMTA News – [https://www.sfmta.com/news/alerts/incidents](https://www.sfmta.com/news/alerts/incidents)
[4]: San Francisco Examiner – [https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/fire-chief-concerned-about-self-driving-vehicles-driving-into-scenes](https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/fire-chief-concerned-about-self-driving-vehicles-driving-into-scenes)
Two self-driving Waymo cars stalled out in the middle of two separate intersections just blocks away from each other in downtown SF following the Pride parade. STORY: https://abc7ne.ws/43150bh
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Those cars are going to kill people… I vote to ban those cars !
"at least one call a day about the vehicles stalling out or driving where they're not supposed to go. .. It's only a matter of time before something really, really catastrophic happens"
I personally saw two additional stalled Cruise cars on Pride Parade day in SF. One was on an extremely congested 2 lane street (1 lane each direction). It was stalled and blocked a long line of cars, starting with one of those two-sectioned buses which struggled to get around it. Another Cruise car was stalled in the middle of an accident. Not sure if it caused the accident or if it sustained any damage.
They only drive "straight".
I guess it helped bring news of the parade 😮
are self diving cars RACIST against the LGBLT++, are they HOMOPHOBIC , BOYCOTT the self driving cars
These things can't figure out how to reroute, yet the city already gave them permission to drive around without a human operator, you have to wonder who in the govt approved these and their connections to the industry.
Makes me wonder why I need a driver license when a car does not need a driver.
What a mess
Garbage of my city
The technology isn't there yet.
Jose Fermoso is a misogynist violent bully. F that guy.
So at least no one has to pay the ticket. 😂
Why not TEST unmanned vehicle on a course that presents all of the same worst case scenarios they’ll face on the streets? Steep hills, slippery conditions, misbehaving traffic and fake children running into the street, wheels falling off cars on the highway.
And, the worst situation of all, the closed street.
Some say the 2 self driving Stalled out. But how do we know the cars weren't protesting Ai rebellion 🪧 self aware.
They need to get rid of self driving cars.
Now even robot cars are protesting against the alphabet people.
Cite and tow. Your or my car would be towed, what exempts self driving cars?
Tax payer is paying for these companies self driving R&D
Governor Newsom should put a leash on the CPUC.
Call a tow truck and charge the company.
If a regular car had parked in the middle of the intersection for that long it probably would have been towed.
Get rid of these trash cars
Hold up. What if I get hit by this car, and it just drives off? Like my bad, reporting to base. Catch me if you can human driver.
I'm sorry but are tow trucks not a thing anymore? Ticket and tow…these companies will improve their processes.
"!WELCOME TO JOHNNY CAB!
DESTINATION PLEASE?
YOU CHOSE:
"INTERSECTION!"
HAVE A NICE DAY!"
Tow the illegally parked vehical duh.😢
Way MO problems
confound it all. just go with trains, subways, trams, and dedicated bike lanes. stop clogging up the streets and cities with these dumb cars. if the dutch, the uk, especially japan can make it work we can too.
Pride is the worst of the 7 deadly sins and now you see why!
tax dollars are being used to help these companies where ceos just make money
ABC 7 fake news – this is a FAKE NEWS story.
Electric cars (BEV) do not stall , they are MORE reliable than GAS .
BEV rarely ever break down.
simply put , the Automated BEV was stopped in traffic , still had POWER and FULL charge.
it Stopped because the AI could not handle the DETOUR and the restricted access.
Cruise & Waymo are monitored by Humans still and it was HUMANS that overridden the vehicle , and Human driver (remotely ) controlled the vehicle to clear the intersection.
once out of the intersection , the Vehicle AI took over .
Why don’t you Ban the Drunk & Stoned Drivers First ~ Then Ban all the Idiots ~ Then maybe the Robo Cars….
They were robots flabbergasted with the flagrant immorality. Shocked them still in their tracks. Even they know it’s Adam & Eve, not Steve 😝
They should add at least two zeros to the price of that ticket
Not even the robots like the pride parade
Programming can only go so far….
Nothing like saying, without evidence, that "it's only a matter of time until something really bad happens"
FSD is a MYTH
180$ ticket 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And yet they want this in our semi trucks.