Waymo blocks ambulance responding to Austin mass shooting
By Nicole Cobler
Published on March 2, 2026.
A Waymo robotaxi, driven by the company, blocked an ambulance from reaching the scene of a mass shooting in Austin, Texas. The incident raises questions about how autonomous vehicles operate near chaotic situations. A Waymo official confirmed that the vehicle was on its way to pick up a rider near the shooting. The company has faced scrutiny recently for illegally passing Austin school district buses and a voluntary software recall in December following a federal probe of its vehicles.
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