{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/self-driving-cars-cause-huge-traffic-jam-when-they-lose-wireless-signal/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Self-Driving Cars Cause Huge Traffic Jam When They Lose Wireless Signal","slug":"self-driving-cars-cause-huge-traffic-jam-when-they-lose-wireless-signal","createdLocal":"2023-08-16 14:30:53.866696","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://futurism.com/the-byte/self-driving-cars-traffic-jam-wireless"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>As CBS reported this weekend, the self-driving carmaker Cruise caused a major traffic jam on Friday in San Francisco when ten of its controversial robotaxis simply shut down after losing their wireless signals.\nHi @friscolive415 - A large festival posed wireless bandwidth constraints causing delayed connectivity to our vehicles.\n— cruise (@Cruise) August 12, 2023Bandwidth BattlesVideos of the traffic-stopping event showed Cruise cars paralyzed on San Francisco streets, blinkers on, while lines of human-driven vehicles sat in stand-still traffic behind them.\n\"A large festival posed wireless bandwidth constraints causing delayed connectivity to our vehicles,\" Cruise wrote in its response.\nMore on self-driving cars: People in San Francisco Are Already Having Sex in Self-Driving Taxis</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"self-driving-cars-cause-huge-traffic-jam-when-they-lose-wireless-signal"}}}