A Waymo robotaxi brought on a site visitors jam at a Chick-fil-A in Santa Monica, California, this week after getting caught within the quick meals restaurant’s drive-through lane. Waymo confirmed the incident, which was first reported by native broadcast station KTLA 5, to TechCrunch through electronic mail.
Waymo informed TechCrunch that there weren’t any passengers within the robotaxi. The Waymo robotaxi had dropped off a passenger within the car parking zone of the Chick-fil-A. Nevertheless, the robotaxi was unable to finish a multi-point flip because of the proximity of the drive-through lane and a number of different automobiles within the tight house, in line with the corporate.
There have been no accidents on this case — simply inconveniences for these ready to order meals.
There have been periodic issues — usually highlighted by movies shared on social media — with Waymo robotaxis impeding site visitors or in any other case inflicting disturbances. Prior to now 12 months, a Waymo has gotten caught in a roundabout loop, whereas one other stalled in entrance of former Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade in San Francisco. And a car parking zone filled with Waymos honked for as much as an hour through the early morning hours.
Waymo operates a industrial robotaxi service in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The corporate additionally has a robotaxi service in Austin via a partnership with Uber.
