Empty Waymo Stalls in Front of an Austin Fire Truck and Won't Budge

An empty Waymo SUV blocked an Austin fire engine on its way to a hotel call on September 14, inching toward the blaring truck instead of yielding and leaving firefighters stuck behind a confused robot. Waymo says the car paused briefly before backing up, but Austin officials call it another entry in a growing series of robotaxis-versus-first-responders encounters.