Waymo said the ride was only delayed five minutes and the passenger was refunded for the trip. He eventually made his flight back to Los Angeles. Copyright © 2025 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved. Johns says the car did loops for several minutes before he figured out a fix and the car made it out of […]
Waymo said the ride was only delayed five minutes and the passenger was refunded for the trip. He eventually made his flight back to Los Angeles.
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Johns says the car did loops for several minutes before he figured out a fix and the car made it out of the parking lot.PHOENIX, Ariz. — A man’s ride to the airport took an unexpected turn after his Waymo got stuck going in circles.Tuesday, January 7, 2025 10:18AMA man’s ride to the airport took an unexpected turn after his Waymo got stuck going in circles.He described what was going through his head as it circled: “If we got to the tenth loop, do I need to jump into the driver’s seat?… What happens next? Because the car is still in control. I could bench press 300-plus, but am I able to control this?”Mike Johns was on his way to the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix last Monday when the self-driving car got stuck circling a roundabout in a parking lot.
He suspects the airport’s layout may have gotten the car confused.
