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People living in the South of Market neighborhood have major complaints about the autonomous driving company Waymo , whose robotaxis have been relentlessly honking at each other as they return themselves to a local parking lot during the early-morning hours.In video captured by residents, car horns blare while self-driving vehicles file into the rooftop lot and back into their spots, appearing to trigger the other automobiles’ alarms.
NEWS: San Francisco South of Market residents are woken up each morning at 4 AM by a bunch of Waymos honking at each other 😂: “It has been working great in the city, but we didn’t quite anticipate it would happen so often in our own parking lots.”“We’ve updated the software, so our electric vehicles should keep the noise down for our neighbors moving forward,” the company said.
While the honking problem may soon be resolved, local activists have been pushing for a ban on autonomous vehicles altogether., according to NBC Bay Area. “We are not guinea pigs here in California. We are not guinea pigs here in San Francisco. We are not guinea pigs in the Bay Area.”’s driverless car subsidiary, Zoox ― will still be roaming around the city for the foreseeable future.
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