San Francisco Chronicle – S.F. has a smart plan to improve Market Street. Waymos aren’t part of it
SF Chronicle op-ed on how Waymos will not improve Market St, but instead make it worse.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Waymo
Waymo is fortunate to have a better reputation than the rest, but their incident rate is still not acceptable…
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle – S.F. has a smart plan to improve Market Street. Waymos aren’t part of it
Houston Chron – Passengers say they were trapped inside driverless vehicle in Austin
Houston Chron reports on how a group of passengers were trapped when their Waymo had a nervous fit and stopped on a high speed road and wouldn't let them out. Finally, when they explained that they were streaming on Tik-tok the remote human supervisor let them out.
SF Standard – Uber threatens to sue San Francisco over Waymo access to Market Street
SF Standard reports that Mayor Lurie has opened up a can of worms with his proposal to allow Waymos on the transit only portion of Market Street.
404 Media – LAPD Publishes Crime Footage It Got From a Waymo Driverless Car
404 Media reports on how LAPD is using footage it received from Waymo robotaxis. This of course is possibly related to protesters sometimes lighting Waymo vehicles on fire.
SF Standard – Lurie gives Waymo the keys to Market Street. People are furious
SF Standard reports that San Francisco Mayor Lurie giving Waymo access to transit-only portion of Market Street is uniting many groups in opposition. It is especially galling that this is occurring at the same time Lurie is causing major cuts to public transit on Market Street.
SF Examiner – Why Market Street isn’t Waymo’s final frontier in SF
SF Examiner reports that Waymo might look to expand onto additional streets of San Francisco that are currently for transit only.
Mission Local – How did Waymo get onto Market Street?
Mission Local reports on what an incredibly bad idea it would be for Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo robotaxis onto the downtown Transit Only portion of Market St.
Streetsblog – Advocates Denounce Mayor Lurie’s Decision to Allow Waymo on Market Street
The organizations Kid Safe, SFBC, Transit Riders, and Walk SF denounce San Francisco Mayor Lurie's plans to allow Waymo robotaxis on Market Street while simultaneously cutting transit.
SF Chronicle – Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo on S.F.’s car-free Market Street
SF Chronicle reports that King Lurie has decreed that public transit on Market Street shall be replaced by Waymo robotaxis.
SF Gate – Confused Waymo shuts down Calif. restaurant’s drive-thru
SF Gate reports that Waymos still are bad drivers and sometimes get stuck. This time they blocked customers from getting their Chick-fil-A.
SF Examiner – How many Waymos are in SF? Good luck getting a straight answer
SF Examiner reports that Waymo continues to be incredible when it comes to working with cities and revealing even basic data, like the number of vehicles they operate in a city.
KXAN – Austin Police Department officers move Waymo vehicles pulled over during severe weather
KXAN reports that the Austin Police Department had to move a bunch of Waymo "autonomous" vehicles that couldn't handle the weather and pulled over where they blocked traffic. Not exactly autonomous, are we Waymo??
Gizmodo – San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations in 2024
Gizmodo reports on how Waymo robotaxis received 589 tickets in 2024 for a total of $65,000. Unfortunately this goes no where near covering the traffic havoc that the vehicles cause.
CarScoops – China’s Zeekr Recalls 1 EV In America
CarScoops reports on how Waymo is already having trouble with importing Zeekr EVs, which are intended to replace the Jaguars used for robotaxi service. The Zeekr have already been recalled 3 times for safety issues.
KTLA – Driverless taxi filled with passengers rear-ended by hit-and-run driver in downtown L.A.
KTLA reports that a Waymo was rear ended by a hit-and-run driver. 3 of the 4 passengers in the Waymo were transported to the hospital due to injuries.
