{"id":41349,"date":"2026-04-04T23:19:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41349"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:19:33","slug":"waymo-messes-up-pick-up-in-los-angeles-drive-thru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41349","title":{"rendered":"Waymo messes up pick up in Los Angeles drive-thru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Would you still jump in a Waymo if your ride pulled up the wrong way through a drive-thru?<\/p>\n<p>That was the bizarre dilemma facing a Los Angeles woman on Friday when a driverless car operated by Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google parent company Alphabet, went off-script and entered a drive-thru the wrong way without slowing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Video shows the autonomous vehicle slowly creeping through the lane in the opposite direction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The car had arrived to pick up a woman\u2014and despite the awkward hiccup, she still got in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The woman\u2019s son was there as the Waymo ignored the matrix and kept gliding down the wrong-way entry.<\/p>\n<p>His commentary caught the spectacle on video as the self-driving car made its unconventional entrance.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWay Way! You gotta go through the drive thru the other way!\u201d he can be heard shouting as the car approached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy bad, bro, you can\u2019t park here,\u201d he joked as the vehicle rolled into position. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the unconventionally arrival, his mom didn\u2019t hesitate to jump aboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod, Mom, be safe!\u201d he added as she climbed into the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>.No one knows exactly what caused the mishap, but the strange pickup is the latest example of the real-world challenges facing autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/17\/us-news\/waterlogged-waymos-gets-stranded-in-la-flooding-hopefully-nobody-inside\/\">During the February floods<\/a> in Los Angeles, Waymo vehicles were caught stranded in rising waters as heavy rain pounded the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The clip shows an empty drive-thru as the vehicle glides along, completely disregarding the usual rules of the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>During the February floods in Los Angeles, Waymo vehicles were caught stranded in floodwaters as heavy rain hit the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last year, Waymo said the autonomous vehicle \u201csuccessfully navigates rain, fog, sandstorms, and freezing temperatures.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was unclear whether anyone was trapped inside the cars or had already gotten out, despite Waymo previously touting its vehicles\u2019 ability to handle extreme weather.<\/p>\n<p>The company<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/local\/austin\/were-often-told-not-to-drive-during-severe-weather-will-self-driving-cars-do-the-same\/\"> told KXAN<\/a> it \u201cclosely monitors weather conditions\u201d in cities where it operates and \u201cwill adjust operations accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waymo.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/creating-an-all-weather-driver\">In a blog post last year<\/a>, Waymo claimed its vehicles \u201csuccessfully navigate rain, fog, sandstorms, and freezing temperatures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company has also faced criticism over its reliance on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/10\/us-news\/waymo-has-foreign-human-controllers\/\">remote operators based overseas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/04\/lifestyle\/waymo-messes-up-pick-up-in-los-angeles-drive-thru\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you still jump in a Waymo if your ride pulled up the wrong way through a drive-thru? 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