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Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has introduced a new generation of self-driving taxis capable of operating in severe weather conditions, starting in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Google's Waymo acknowledges that operators in the Philippines assist in guiding its autonomous vehicles in the U.S., challenging the long-standing belief that self-driving cars could navigate without human intervention.

Thousands were left without power in San Francisco after a weekend fire, which also caused Google's autonomous vehicles to stop in the middle of the street, halting traffic.