# Cities have trained 30,000+ first responders to handle stuck Waymo robotaxis

- slug: cities-have-trained-30000-first-responders-to-handle-stuck-waymo-robotaxis
- date: 2026-03-25
- category: Robotics

When a gunman opened fire at Bufords on West 6th Street in Austin on the morning of March 1, an ambulance trying to reach the scene had to navigate around a Waymo robotaxi that had stopped in the road to pick up a passenger.

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