In other news, the European Commission has sent Amazon another request for information regarding its compliance with the bloc's digital rulebook. Meanwhile, Chinese government workers will now be able to purchase Tesla's Model Y for official use. In the tech sector, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games' third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU, and YouTube has released an updated eraser tool that allows creators to remove copyrighted music from their videos without affecting other audio.
Key takeaways:
- A self-driving Waymo vehicle was pulled over by a police officer in Phoenix after it ran a red light and entered a lane of oncoming traffic.
- The vehicle "freaked out" and the officer was "unable to issue citation to computer," according to dispatch records.
- Waymo, an Alphabet-owned company, stated that the vehicle encountered inconsistent construction signage and briefly entered an unoccupied oncoming lane of traffic.
- The company has voluntarily recalled software twice this year after crashes and the safety of its software is under investigation by federal regulators.