Current:Home > MarketsVideo shows Waymo self-driving cars honking at each other at 4 a.m. in parking lot -ProfitQuest Academy
Video shows Waymo self-driving cars honking at each other at 4 a.m. in parking lot
View
Date:2025-04-13 09:23:56
A cluster of self-driving cars in San Francisco were captured on camera honking at each other as they attempted to park in the middle of the night.
Video shows a parking lot filled with Waymo self-driving cars, with some circling the lot trying to park. As the cars wait with their headlights on and blinkers flashing, they honk at the other self-driving cars also attempting to park.
"I would find it funny if it wasn't 4 a.m.," Randol White posted in the video's caption on social media Aug. 9.
Click below to watch the video of Waymo's cars causing chaos before dawn in San Francisco
The company told ABC7 in San Francisco that the honking was due to software meant to prevent slow-moving crashes, and that it is adjusting the software.
Luckily, the overnight honking has since ceased. "I should note that it appears Waymo has fixed the problem," White told USA TODAY. "We had a quiet night last night, thankfully."
Taking an Uber in Phoenix?Your next ride may not have a driver
What are Waymo cars?
Waymo, formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, is an autonomous car company and a subsidiary of Alphabet, which owns Google.
The company currently offers the self-driving cars in Phoenix, Los Angeles and in San Francisco, where the honking video was taken.
Waymo posted on social media that it will be testing in Truckee, California, upstate New York and around Michigan over the coming months to "refine our system's performance in even harsher weather conditions this winter."
veryGood! (29173)
Related
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- 13 Things From Goop's $159,273+ Father's Day Gift Guide We'd Actually Buy
- McDonald's spinoff CosMc's launches app with rewards club, mobile ordering as locations expand
- Hurricane Ian destroyed his house. Still homeless, he's facing near-record summer heat.
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- La otra disputa fronteriza es sobre un tratado de aguas de 80 años
- Charges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
- Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury heavyweight title rematch scheduled for Dec. 21
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Quality early education can be expensive or hard to find. Home visits bring it to more families
Ranking
- What to know about Tuesday’s US House primaries to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
- Hollywood Makeup Artist Allie Shehorn Stabbed More Than 20 Times in Brutal Attack
- Watch 'full-grown' rattlesnake surprise officer during car search that uncovered drugs, gun
- Want a free smoothie? The freebie Tropical Smoothie is offering on National Flip Flop Day
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Manhattanhenge returns to NYC: What is it and when can you see the sunset spectacle?
- Murder trial ordered in Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric
- Mega Millions winning numbers for May 28 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $522 million
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Bravo's Ladies of London Turns 10: Caroline Stanbury Reveals Which Costars She's Still Close With
Reports: Texans, WR Nico Collins agree to three-year, $72.75 million extension
Órla Baxendale's Family Sues Over Her Death From Alleged Mislabeled Cookie
'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across U.S.
Joe Jonas Seemingly References Sophie Turner Breakup on New Song
Hollywood Makeup Artist Allie Shehorn Stabbed More Than 20 Times in Brutal Attack