A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.

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Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises 

 

China issues drafts rules to regulate AI with human-like interaction 

 

Nvidia, joining Big Tech deal spree, to license Groq technology, hire executives 

 

South Korea charges 10 over alleged chip technology leak to China's CXMT 

 

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings 

 

China says it hopes firms seek lawful, balanced solutions over TikTok deal 

 

Atos to sell Latin American businesses to Brazil's Semantix 

 

Italy watchdog orders Meta to halt WhatsApp terms barring rival AI chatbots 

 

China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules 

 

Foreign-branded phone shipments in China more than doubled on year in Nov, CAICT data shows 

 

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