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Dozens of empty Waymos invade neighborhood in Atlanta leaving neighbors baffled
(www.the-independent.com)
this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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I work across the street from a Waymo station and they just circle the parking lot aimlessly 24/7. They had to hire someone to monitor access because they were getting stuck and blocking the commercial vehicles from accessing the dock.
Not Just Bikes predicted this months ago. They can't be bothered to pay for sufficient parking space, so they just drive around in circles when they're not actively in use.
Well, the general concept is no different from what regular taxis already do. What makes this stand out is that they are robotically going to the same otherwise little utilized areas...
That seems like a giant waste of battery/fuel.
Bet they use that as their "more than a bazillion miles rides without accidents*" statistic
Why, when they can just make shit up?
Because now they have actual "proof" in hands.
Everything these techbros come up with is a giant waste of energy. It doesn't concern them at all, despite out planet literally burning.
Parking is expensive.
Around here this is an actionable offense. Misuse of public streets.
(They will have to do lots of reprogramming before they can try their luck outside of their own lawless country)
They're already starting up in the UK.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/waymo-self-driving-car-wakes-london-street-5HjdYx5_2/
Chinese pony.ai is also starting this with Verne in Croatia.
The UK is US-lite these days, and probably going to be worse once reform come to power :(
But they want back into the EU. 👹
like this issue they will fix it in minutes dear luddite