Robotaxis have caused yet another traffic jam, this time in Houston, continuing a pattern that began in San Francisco and has steadily spread. As services like Cruise expand, the congestion problems appear to be following them from city to city.
The recurring snarls raise persistent doubts about how ready autonomous vehicles are for real-world conditions. Houston’s experience adds to a growing list of cities grappling with the unintended consequences of welcoming self-driving cars onto their streets.
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