Waymo passenger nearly misses his flight

Waymo passenger nearly misses his flight after car drives in circles
A Los Angeles tech entrepreneur found himself trapped in a self-driving taxi last month on his way to the airport, with the car repeatedly circling around a parking lot. Mike Johns posted a video on LinkedIn in which he was headed to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.
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.”
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The Waymo self-driving company says it has fixed a problem that caused a car to repeatedly circle a parking lot for about five minutes while its rider was trying to get to an airport.
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Mark Johns ordered a Waymo rideshare to catch a flight out of Scottsdale, Arizona when he captured this video of the driverless car erroneously circling a parking lot.
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A Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur was recently trapped in a malfunctioning Waymo self-driving car. The vehicle started circling a parking lot repeatedly when the entrepreneur, Mike Johns, was on his way to the airport.
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L.A. tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video of his call to a customer service rep as his self-driving Waymo car kept turning in circles.
'I'm getting dizzy': Passenger almost misses Sky Harbor flight after Waymo troubles
Waymo said the incident led Mike Johns to be delayed by just over five minutes on the way to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
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A Los Angeles man said he recently missed his flight home after getting trapped on his way to the airport in a Waymo that wouldn't stop making circles in a 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.
Los Angeles man nearly misses flight after self-driving taxi won’t stop riding round in circles
A Los Angeles man nearly missed his flight after a self-driving Waymo taxi failed to stop driving in circles around a parking lot.Mike Johns was heading home from Scottsdale, Arizona last week when he hailed a Waymo on his way to a nearby airport.
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