Man nearly misses flight after getting stuck in Waymo self-driving taxi that starts going in circles
According to Waymo, a routine software update has fixed the problem that caused his car to drive in circles. This is not the first time a Waymo taxi has confused passengers and bystanders. CNN reported that in June 2024, Waymo recalled 672 cars to make them less likely to drive into poles after a car hit a pole in May.
Man nearly misses flight as self-drive car keeps going in circles round parking lot
Mike Johns told a Waymo customer representative he was feeling "dizzy" as they struggled to stop the cab from pulling him in circles around an Arizona parking lot
Waymo Passenger Stuck in Self-Driving Taxi Going in Circles Says He Nearly Missed Flight: WATCH
Mike Johns says he almost missed his flight after his Waymo self-driving taxi drove in circles — which he captured in a video posted to LinkedIn.
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 passenger nearly misses his flight after car drives in circles
Mike Johns posted a video on LinkedIn in which he was headed to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Johns was still able to catch his flight but was left dizzy and frustrated by the experience with the taxi from Waymo, the self-driving car arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet. Waymo said the incident caused a five-minute delay.
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Last month, a Waymo rider was left reeling after his self-driving rideshare drove in circles on its way to the Phoenix airport.
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When Mike rented a Waymo robotaxi for a ride to the airport, he didn't expect it to be so eventful. The ride was stressful when the self-driving car kept circling the parking lot; he couldn't unlatch his seat belt or get out and almost missed his flight.
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Arizona needs way mo' answers about Waymo taxi that drove man in circles | Opinion
A Scottsdale visitor found himself trapped in a robo-taxi, doing circles in a parking lot while trying to get to the airport. Waymo needs to explain.
A malfunctioning Waymo left a passenger stuck in the autonomous vehicle as it drove circles around a parking lot
A Los Angeles man was stuck in a Waymo vehicle as the autonomous car drove in loops around a parking lot for several minutes.
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The man was concerned he'd miss his flight out of Los Angeles as Waymo's customer support took some time to sort things out
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Mike Johns was on his way to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, on 9 December 2024 when the incident happened. Johns said: "My Monday was fine till I got into one of Waymo's humanless cars.
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It’s circling around a parking lot. I got my seat belt on. I can’t get out of the car,” Waymo customer Mike Johns told a company rep over the phone.