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Cruise robotaxis are getting smarter about firetrucks and ambulances

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They've sometimes been getting in the way of firetrucks, ambulances and other emergency vehicles.

A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco on Aug. 10. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIts cars will now slow down earlier when they hear a siren, for instance, and they'll be better able to predict if an emergency vehicle is about to blow through a red light.

They'll also be better at understanding that there's an emergency scene up ahead, and they'll get smarter about driving past double-parked emergency vehicles so they don't unnecessarily hold up traffic.

 

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