Letters to the Editor: How Should Santa Monica Slam the Brakes on Waymo Noise Pollution?

California Residents Are Revolting Against Waymo Self-Driving Cars

Cars can drive themselves! The future is here! And it’s noisy as hell! In Santa Monica, California, residents living near Waymo’s taxi depot are being serenaded nightly by the grating, high-pitched BEEP BEEP BEEP of self-driving cars. Waymo are Google-funded self-driving cars ferrying people around select cities across the United States. Even though it is disconcerting and quite eerie to see a car with a passenger in the back but no one behind t…

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Causing a Ruckus in Santa Monica - RetailWire

Santa Monica, California, residents want Waymo to leave town. The self-driving cars are becoming a local irritation and prompting protests, and local officials are hoping to calm the situation. Residents of the West Coast town have been complaining to the city and Waymo about excessive noise caused by the self-driving cars. The company’s parking lots have been the most bothersome. “I thought it was cool, and then those freaking noises started,” …

Letters to the Editor: How should Santa Monica slam the brakes on Waymo noise pollution?

An L.A. Times reader asks, 'Has any government agency properly considered the number of collisions prevented by backup beepers against the number of individuals driven crazy by them?'

California residents enraged by driverless cars forced by regulators to make loud beeping noises

Residents of Santa Monica, California, have been complaining and protesting the frequent noise-pollution from Waymo driverless cars.Waymo, a driverless ride-hailing company, is operating in multiple states across America. While the driverless electric cars with rotating sensors were initially viewed as a novelty, some residents have begun to complain that their charging lots generate near-constant noise."[T]o hear it from residents, the beeping …

Waymo Faces Escalating Tensions in Santa Monica Over Noise Complaints: REPORT

Some residents have resorted to blocking Waymo vehicles from entering the lots using cones, cars, and even themselves—a tactic locals call “stacking the Waymos,” Tensions between Santa Monica residents and autonomous vehicle company Waymo have intensified as locals protest noise pollution from the company’s charging stations, prompting unconventional resistance and drawing city officials into the conflict. Waymo, which operates a fleet of 56 dri…