Waymo
Driverless Car Gets Stuck in Drive-Thru
Waymo Want ‘Mor Chikin’ …
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Waymo driverless cars cars might not be sentient yet … but, at least one tried to pick up a bite to eat Monday night — and ended up causing a massive traffic jam at Chick-fil-A.
Hungry night owls tried to hit up a storefront for the popular chicken chain in Santa Monica Monday night … only to fall in line behind a Waymo taxi, which stalled out in a drive-thru entrance.
A Waymo driverless taxi caused a backup at a Santa Monica Chick-fil-A after it got stuck in the drive-thru. https://t.co/8iuNEOnky7 pic.twitter.com/Qe3LD8nHNo
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Photos show the car has its lights on, but no one’s home — quite literally, in this case. Eyewitnesses told KTLA-TV workers crowded around the vehicle around 9:30 PM as it attempted to back up, before screeching to a halt again … probably realizing it didn’t have the money for a meal.
Unclear if anyone was inside trying to get a chicken sandwich or if the car was simply lost. Either way, the car’s detour held up the line so long the drive-thru-only restaurant ended up closing before several hungry potential customers could order.
The Waymo team confirmed to KTLA the vehicle got stuck … and, they had to go recover the car from the site.
This isn’t the first time a Waymo car has had some trouble navigating … just a couple months ago, one passenger claimed he ended up missing his flight ’cause his Waymo just kept circling a parking lot.
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Phoenix Police Department
In an incident last summer, a police officer pulled over a Waymo that drove into oncoming traffic … and got quite the surprise when he realized no one was in the driver’s seat.
Looks like Waymo’s got a mind of its own, and one overarching purpose — to “Eat Mor Chikin.”