Robotaxi Parking Problems – 710am KURV

Robotaxi Parking Problems – 710am KURV

A growing number of self-driving taxis in Texas are creating new headaches. Waymo’s cars have been spotted parking on residential streets for days at a time. Expert Phil Koopman says this is not specific to Texas. It happens in every city where Waymo operates. The company says in a statement that they only use “publicly available parking spaces” between trips as to not “add to congestion.”

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In some cities in the U.S., you’re likely to see Waymo taxis ferrying passengers around, and with no one behind the wheel. For the most part, these self-driving cars generally do a good job; but as a few episodes earlier this month proved, they obviously need Waymo improvement before they can be considered 100% capable of doing everything by themselves.