In a lawsuit filed in December 2023, The City claimed that the California Public Utilities Commission had erred and abdicated its responsibilities when it handed Waymo and Cruise

Alphabet Inc.‘s Waymo LLC has a valid driverless passenger permit to operate in San Francisco, a California state appeals court ruled Tuesday, citing evidence of a good safety record for the self-driving taxi service.

For the blind and visually impaired community, getting around by vehicle can be a challenge. Public transportation can help, but more and more people are choosing Waymo and other autonomous vehicles.

A video posted by a Waymo passenger shows the autonomous car he rode in going in circles in an Arizona parking lot while he tried to get to the airport.

L.A. tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video of his call to a customer service rep as his self-driving Waymo car kept turning 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.”

A Los Angeles man was stuck in a Waymo vehicle as the autonomous car drove in loops around a parking lot for several minutes.

Mike Johns was trying to get to an Arizona airport, but his robotaxi kept driving in loops in a Scottsdale parking lot. The company says the problem has been addressed.

But for the regulations to push self-driving vehicles forward, safety must be prioritized, the co-CEO said. She hopes that the Trump administration puts risk mitigation at the forefront of its proposed national regulatory framework.

On a recent visit to San Francisco, Adam Engst was thoroughly impressed with a ride in a Waymo robotaxi. How many years will it be before the company expands service to most of the country?

The First District Court of Appeal said San Francisco failed to show that the Public Utilities Commission violated the law in allowing Waymo to expand its driverless ride-hailing services in the city.