Waymo Robotaxis Draw New Scrutiny Over Motorcades and Emergency Response

A Waymo robotaxi that stalled on a vice-presidential motorcade route in San Francisco has become a shorthand for a larger robotaxi governance problem: how driverless vehicles should behave when police, emergency crews or protected motorcades override normal traffic rules in real time. The question is no longer theoretical as Waymo expands service while U.S. regulators and local governments push for clearer emergency-response standards.