Waymo's Driverless Taxis Causing Noise Problems in San Francisco Parking Lot

TapTechNews August 12th news, recently a parking lot in San Francisco is causing dissatisfaction among residents due to nighttime noise problems. This parking lot is rented by the driverless taxi company Waymo for parking its idle vehicles at night.

According to software engineer Sophia Tung, Waymo has started to gradually occupy the parking lot since July 28th and fully took over recently. With the company's driverless taxi service opening to all San Francisco residents, the number of vehicles returning at night has significantly increased. TapTechNews noticed that the live broadcast shows that from 7 pm to 9 pm on Sundays to Thursdays, and from 11 pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, driverless taxis will return in large numbers.

However, what troubles nearby residents is that when the parking lot starts to fill up (usually around 4 am), if there are more Waymo driverless taxis entering the parking lot, it will trigger a one-hour horn celebration.

Waymo responded that they have already recognized this problem and are actively looking for a solution. The company said that the vehicles will occasionally honk when navigating in the parking lot, and the cause of this problem has been found already.

Nonetheless, the continuous noise has already disturbed the lives of surrounding residents. Although Tung herself says she is interested in driverless technology, she also believes that the horn problem needs to be resolved as soon as possible.