A Waymo self-driving taxi crosses an intersection in San Francisco.
Residents near an empty San Francisco parking lot faced a mysterious nightly symphony of honking Waymo robotaxis — but a solution has been found.
  • Residents near a San Francisco parking lot faced mysterious nightly noises from Waymo robotaxis.
  • The company just announced what caused the problem: a new feature to avoid low-speed crashes.
  • A spokesperson told BI the cars have received a software update, so the city should be quieter now.

Residents near a parking lot in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood reported being woken up at unreasonable hours by a mysterious symphony of honking Waymo robotaxis as the driverless cars parked in the lot for the night.