Self-Driving Taxi Gets Confused, Drives Passenger In Circles Around Parking Lot
Waymo is doing damage control after one of its self-driving taxis made yet another questionable choice on the road. A man from Los Angeles was attempting to fly home when the Waymo he'd ordered drove in circles around an airport parking lot,
LA man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
The man nearly missed his flight after the self-driving car drove him around and around, all while he was on the phone with a customer service rep who was unable to stop the wayward vehicle.
Watch this self-driving Waymo taxi circle a parking lot instead of taking its passenger to the airport
Mike Johns was heading back home to LA from Scottsdale, Arizona in December, traveling to the airport in one of Waymo's autonomous vehicles.
Man Nearly Misses Flight After Waymo Taxi Wouldn't Stop Circling A Parking Lot
The man was trapped in the Waymo as it circled the parking lot, causing him to almost miss his flight home by five minutes
LA Man Says He Almost Missed His Flight After Waymo Drove Him in Circles
Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, told Gizmodo the rider wasn’t charged for his trip and has attempted to contact Johns but they haven’t connected yet. Waymo also emphasizes the circling lasted about five minutes. Johns told ABC15 Arizona that he was frustrated by the experience and “It’s like people are the experiment.”
Man Trying to Catch Flight Alarmed as His Driverless Waymo Gets Stuck Driving in Loop Around Parking Lot
A man had the misfortune of becoming trapped inside a driverless Waymo taxi, which drove around a Scottsdale, Arizona, parking lot in circles instead of getting him to the airport for his imminent flight.
Have You Seen This? Man nearly misses flight as self-driving taxi drives circles parking lot
A Los Angeles man nearly missed his flight back home last week, all because he says the self-driving Waymo taxi he was using to get to the airport wouldn't stop driving around a parking lot in circles.
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Attempted Hijack of Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Thwarted by LAPD in Downtown Los Angeles
A man attempted to hijack a Waymo self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles; police intervened and arrested him.
Man Attempts To Hijack Self-Driving Taxi, Gets Ride From The LAPD Instead
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Man taken into custody after trying to drive off in a Waymo in downtown L.A., police say
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Driverless taxi rider calls for help after getting stuck in car
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Waymo self-driving car glitches
US tech expert Mike Johns ordered a self-driving taxi through Google’s Waymo app in December. Rather than taking him to his ...
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Waymo glitch traps tourist in endless loop, almost misses flight home
Mike John, the Founder of Digital State of Mind and a Los Angeles resident, was visiting Arizona when he decided to take a ...
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