Years went by with driverless cars only showing up in films, presentations, or wild guesses about tomorrow. A car moving without someone at the wheel felt exciting yet far from something you’d see around town.

City Council members warned that autonomous vehicles could threaten jobs, raise safety concerns and operate beyond Philadelphia’s regulatory control.

Waymo driverless car keeps getting stuck on Shoreditch dead-end street waking residents up at 4am - The driverless car caused a commotion on an east London street, waking residents as it tried to navi

Waymo said that while its cars can drive in heavy rain, it wanted to improve service. It said it expected to resume taxi operations in the six affected cities soon.

Although the duration of these service interruptions was unclear, staff at Waymo pledged to work as quickly as possible to resolve the issues.