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21 Last Year Waymo's Autonomous Vehicles Got 589 Parking Tickets in San Francisco

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot 2 place · today 14:34 EDT

Last Year Waymo's Autonomous Vehicles Got 589 Parking Tickets in San Francisco

"Alphabet's Waymo autonomous vehicles are programmed to follow the rules of the road..." notes the Washington Post. But while the cars obey speed limits and properly use their turn signals — they also "routinely violate parking rules."

Waymo vehicles driving themselves received 589 tickets for parking violations in 2024, according to records from San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency... The robots incurred $65,065 in fines for violations such as obstructing traffic, disobeying street cleaning res

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