Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles

Waymo passenger nearly misses his flight after car drives in circles
A Los Angeles tech entrepreneur found himself trapped in a self-driving taxi last month on his way to the airport, with the car repeatedly circling around a parking lot. Mike Johns posted a video on LinkedIn in which he was headed to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.
LA Man Says He Almost Missed His Flight After Waymo Drove Him in Circles
Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, told Gizmodo the rider wasn’t charged for his trip and has attempted to contact Johns but they haven’t connected yet. Waymo also emphasizes the circling lasted about five minutes. Johns told ABC15 Arizona that he was frustrated by the experience and “It’s like people are the experiment.”
“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
The Waymo self-driving company says it has fixed a problem that caused a car to repeatedly circle a parking lot for about five minutes while its rider was trying to get to an airport.
‘Is this a prank?’: See Waymo passenger in driverless car stuck on a loop
Mark Johns ordered a Waymo rideshare to catch a flight out of Scottsdale, Arizona when he captured this video of the driverless car erroneously circling a parking lot.
Tech Worker Blames Getting Stuck in Circling Waymo for Missing His Flight Home
In December 2024, a Waymo rider reportedly missed his plane after his self-driving rideshare car drove around in circles on his way to the Phoenix airport.
Man almost misses flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor due to Waymo issue
A California man reportedly nearly missed his flight from Scottsdale after he said his Waymo got stuck and drove around in circles in a parking lot.
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Waymo said the looping event has since been addressed by a regularly scheduled software updates. The rider, who was not charged, was delayed for about five minutes before the car drove to the destination, according to Waymo, which said it has attempted to contact the customer.
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WATCH: Arizona Waymo stuck going around in circles
A Los Angeles man reportedly nearly missed flight back home from Scottsdale after he says his Waymo ride got stuck and began driving around in circles in a lot.
Man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
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Waymo drives in circles at Sky Harbor
A man traveling out of Sky Harbor says he nearly missed his flight back home to California. It's all because the self-driving Waymo he was using to get to the airport kept driving around in circles.
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