San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations

Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking is another matter
Waymo's Robotaxis Are Racking Up Parking Tickets in San Francisco
The driverless cars picked up 589 parking tickets in San Francisco and 75 in Los Angeles last year, according to a Washington Post investigation.
San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations in 2024
Waymo told TechCrunch that they are working on the citations, which can occur for various reasons, such as when the vehicles are waiting for their next customer and briefly park in an illegal zone. They also may sometimes stop in commercial loading zones to drop off customers.
These driverless taxis got 589 parking tickets in San Francisco last year
Waymo robot taxis in San Francisco are programmed to follow the rules of the road but still got hundreds of tickets for parking violations last year.
Driverless cars slapped with parking tickets after breaking rules
Driverless cars racked up nearly 600 parking tickets in San Francisco last year as robot taxis favoured convenience over rules of the road.
Robotaxis are racking up tickets in San Francisco
San Francisco is a hot spot for Waymo vehicles, which operate without a human driver, but it seems the cars don't always play by the rules.
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