{"id":353365,"date":"2021-10-15T18:39:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/confused-waymo-robotaxis-keep-flooding-dead-end-street-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2021-10-15T18:39:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:39:36","slug":"confused-waymo-robotaxis-keep-flooding-dead-end-street-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/confused-waymo-robotaxis-keep-flooding-dead-end-street-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Confused&#8217; Waymo robotaxis keep flooding dead-end street in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d28bf99e5b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d28bf99e5b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/confused-waymo-robotaxis-keep-flooding-dead-end-street-in-san-francisco\/#What_the_f_is_happening\" >What the f is happening?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/confused-waymo-robotaxis-keep-flooding-dead-end-street-in-san-francisco\/#Have_the_Waymos_taken_over_or_simply_lost_it\" >Have the Waymos taken over or simply lost it?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Confused&#8217; Waymo robotaxis keep flooding dead-end street in San Francisco<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Residents of an otherwise quiet neighborhood in San Francisco have been dealing lately with a very weird affliction: the constant buzzing of several Waymo vehicles crowding a dead-end street.<\/p>\n<p>The self-driving taxis are flooding the end of 15th Avenue, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing rather \u201cconfused\u201d as they enter the area, residents told local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> station <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/10\/14\/dead-end-sf-street-plagued-with-confused-waymo-cars-trying-to-turn-around-every-5-minutes\/\">KPIX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/l8c5ayh3on?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_f_is_happening\"><\/span>What the f is happening?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>\u201cI noticed it while I was sleeping,\u201d said resident Jennifer King to the outlet. \u201cI awoke to a strange hum and I thought there was a spacecraft outside my bedroom window.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just during the night, she further explained. They come during the entire day, drive towards the end of 15th Avenue, make some kind of multi-turn, and then head out the same way they came in.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are some days where it can be up to 50,\u201d King added. \u201cIt\u2019s literally every five minutes.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370058 js-lazy\" alt=\"Waymo 15th Avenue San Francisco\" width=\"681\" height=\"362\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29.png 1114w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-280x149.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-254x135.png 254w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-796x423.png 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F15%2Fconfused-waymo-robotaxis-flood-dead-end-street-15th-avenue-san-francisco%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Screenshot of the notorious 14th Avenue using Google\u2019s Street View. And, yep, the orange sign on the right says \u201cDEAD END.\u201d\" data-title=\"Share Screenshot of the notorious 14th Avenue using Google\u2019s Street View. And, yep, the orange sign on the right says \u201cDEAD END.\u201d on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Screenshot of the notorious 14th Avenue using Google\u2019s Street View. And, yep, the orange sign on the right says \u201cDEAD END.\u201d on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Screenshot of the notorious 14th Avenue using Google\u2019s Street View. And, yep, the orange sign on the right says \u201cDEAD END.\u201d<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370058\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29.png\" alt=\"Waymo 15th Avenue San Francisco\" width=\"681\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29.png 1114w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-280x149.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-254x135.png 254w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-16.30.29-796x423.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the other residents who spoke with KPIX find the situation very peculiar and annoying even.<\/p>\n<p>They are perplexed by the fact that the cars stop in a queue as if they\u2019re totally bewildered by the dead-end ahead. And besides, they find the frequency rather odd, given that the district falls under the city\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmta.com\/projects\/slow-streets-program\">Slow Street Program<\/a>, which is designed to limit traffic on certain residential streets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_the_Waymos_taken_over_or_simply_lost_it\"><\/span>Have the Waymos taken over or simply lost it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What we know for sure is that Waymo has been trialing its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco since 2008. But as we\u2019ve seen other instances of Alphabet\u2019s robotaxis freaking out, the situation begs the question, what\u2019s going on?<\/p>\n<p>The residents did talk to the safety drivers looking for answers, but the employees said, \u201cthey\u2019re just doing their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement to KPIX, a Waymo spokesperson said the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>We continually adjust to dynamic San Francisco road rules. In this case, cars <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing North of California on 15th Ave have to take a u-turn due to the presence of Slow Streets signage on Lake. So, the Waymo Driver was obeying the same road rules that any car is required to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, although I doubt that any human driver would go all the way through a street with a dead-end\u2026 And this certainly doesn\u2019t look too good for Waymo, which has recently launched its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.waymo.com\/2021\/08\/welcoming-our-first-riders-in-san.html\">One Trusted Tester<\/a> program in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The program\u2019s all about attracting riders who will then share their feedback with the company, but since Americans are still scared to hop on a driverless taxi, again, I doubt that instances like the 15th Avenue sightings will help ease those fears.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full news report here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><i>Do EVs excite your electrons? 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