Watch Tenn. Police Officer Move Self‑Driving Waymo Vehicle Blocking Traffic

In a sign of life in the 21st century, Tennessee police had to clear congested weekend traffic by moving a driverless Waymo vehicle that was blocking an intersection earlier this month.

Nashville police officers were called to a downtown street at about 9 p.m. April 10 concerning a self-driving vehicle that had stopped in an intersection, WKRN-TV reports. When police reached the scene, they found the vehicle stopped in the middle of a crosswalk.

Body camera footage of the incident captured police as they tried to resolve the driverless traffic situation. While officers tried to access the car, crowds of pedestrians can be seen milling past the vehicle.

An officer was able to get inside the vehicle once a window was rolled down. He then began talking with Waymo customer representative, and once his identity was verified, the officer drove the vehicle out of the intersection.

Previously, police told WKRN that officers have received training in how to handle various snafus involving self-driving vehicles. According to Waymo, over 30,000 first responders in the U.S. have been trained with how to deal with a variety of incidents, including when vehicles block traffic.

Last month, Nashville police responded to a similar stiuation in which a Waymo vehicle blocked traffic in an intersection. An officer was needed to move the vehicle in that incident, as well.