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 stuck inside circling humanless Waymo car
(Gray News) - A man nearly missed his flight because he was stuck inside a self-driving Waymo taxi that kept driving in circles. The incident happened last month at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona. Mike Johns said he was in one of Waymo’s humanless cars to get to the airport when everything went haywire.
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 destination, the car repeatedly drove in circles in an office car park. Johns posted video of the incident on LinkedIn, asking whether the autonomous vehicle was hacked.
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 Waymo ride back to the airport. Waymo is a taxi service where vehicles are powered by incredible technology that allows them to drive themselves. The company offers rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin.
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.
Passenger in Waymo self-driving car gets stuck circling parking lot while trying to make flight
A video posted by a Waymo passenger shows the autonomous car he rode in going in circles in an Arizona parking lot while he tried to get to the airport.
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.
Los Angeles man trapped in circling Waymo says he missed flight home
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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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 taken into custody after trying to drive off in a Waymo in downtown L.A., police say
A man is taken into custody after apparently attempting to drive away in a self-driving Waymo taxi, L.A. police say.
Driverless taxi rider calls for help after getting stuck in car
A Los Angeles man nearly missed his flight after a self-driving Waymo taxi failed to stop driving in circles around a parking ...
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