舊金山大停電癱瘓交通，Waymo祭出3大更新應對基礎設施失靈
舊金山發生大規模停電，導致Waymo自動駕駛車隊服務暫停。為此，Alphabet旗下的Waymo宣布三項緊急更新，以強化車輛應對未來基礎設施失靈的能力。
當智慧城市失去電力，無人駕駛車的「大腦」是否也跟著斷線？上週末，一場大規模停電席捲舊金山，導致Alphabet旗下的Waymo自動駕駛計程車在街頭進退兩難。面對這場嚴峻的現實考驗，Waymo迅速反應，宣布將採取三項緊急措施，強化其車隊在未來危機中的應變能力。
城市脈搏暫停：舊金山大停電始末
根據太平洋瓦電公司(PG&E)的說法，12月20日週六下午，一處變電站的火災導致了這次停電，高峰時期影響約13萬用戶。由於交通號誌失靈，全市陷入大規模交通壅塞。社群媒體上流傳的影片顯示，多輛Waymo自駕車在不同社區的交通中動彈不得。Waymo在週二發布的部落格文章中解釋：「我們指示車隊靠邊並適當停車，以便分批將車輛送回調度站，確保在復原的高峰期不會加劇擁堵或阻礙緊急車輛。」
Waymo的三大應變計畫
在分析此次事件後，Waymo表示正在採取三項「立即步驟」，以防患未然：
挑戰與規模：Waymo的全盤佈局
這次事件正值Waymo業務突飛猛進之際。除了灣區，Waymo目前還在德州奧斯汀、鳳凰城、亞特蘭大和洛杉磯等地區提供付費乘車服務。該公司最近的每週付費乘車次數已超過45萬次，並表示在2025年已提供1400萬趟次的服務，有望在年底達到自2020年推出以來的總趟次超過2000萬次。Waymo強調：「憑藉超過1億英里的完全自動駕駛經驗，我們無畏挑戰道路現狀。」
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