Cruise blamed cellphone carriers for the problem. [...] Cruise government affairs manager Lauren Wilson [said] “As I understand it, [a large music festival] impacted LTE cell connectivity and ability for RA advisors to route cars.”

Then they should have a backup communications option for when something happens. Cellphone towers can be destroyed in a wildfire, earthquake, tornado or infrastructure attack. Every time there's a major disaster, the cellphone lines get overwhelmed. And if the thing that's going to drive you away from where the disaster is occurring is also affected, then that's a problem that needs to be fixed, preferably before these machines become any more widespread.