san-francisco-residents

What changed

Waymo self-driving cars in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood reportedly began honking at each other late at night, disturbing residents' sleep. The autonomous vehicles, reportedly using a parking lot for ride pauses, triggered honking due to a purported glitch in their algorithms. Despite residents' complaints, the issue allegedly persisted for weeks until Waymo acknowledged the problem and began working on a fix.

Timeline

1. 15 Sept 2024Reported Glitch in Waymo Self-Driving Cars Purportedly Triggers Regular All-Night Honking in San Francisco
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   • Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each otherhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/self-driving-waymo-cars-keep-sf-residents-awake-all-night-by-honking-at-each-other/
   • San Francisco neighbors say repeated Waymo honking is keeping them up at nighthttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/san-francisco-neighbors-say-repeated-waymo-honking-is-keeping-them-up-at-night/3622181/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 794https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/794/

   Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each otherSan Francisco neighbors say repeated Waymo honking is keeping them up at nightAI Incident Database - Incident 794
2. 14 Sept 2024Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
   Incident82%

   • Gunshot detection system gets mixed reviews nationallyhttps://benitolink.com/gunshot-detection-system-gets-mixed-reviews-nationally/
   • ShotSpotter Employees Not Only Have The Power To Alter Gunshot Reports, But Do It Nearly 10% Of The Timehttps://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/01/shotspotter-employees-not-only-have-the-power-to-alter-gunshot-reports-but-do-it-nearly-10-of-the-time/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 112https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/112/

   Gunshot detection system gets mixed reviews nationallyShotSpotter Employees Not Only Have The Power To Alter Gunshot Reports, But Do It Nearly 10% Of The TimeAI Incident Database - Incident 112
3. 3 July 2023Firefighters Smashed Cruise AV's Front Window to Stop It from Running over Fire Hoses
   Incident82%

   • Firefighters smashed the window of a driverless Cruise taxi to stop it running over their hoseshttps://mobility21.cmu.edu/firefighters-smashed-the-window-of-a-driverless-cruise-taxi-to-stop-it-running-over-their-hoses/
   • SF Firefighters Smash Cruise Self-Driving Taxi Window To Stop It From Driving Over Hosehttps://www.thedrive.com/news/sf-firefighters-smash-cruise-self-driving-taxi-window-to-stop-it-from-driving-over-hose
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 459https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/459/

   Firefighters smashed the window of a driverless Cruise taxi to stop it running over their hosesSF Firefighters Smash Cruise Self-Driving Taxi Window To Stop It From Driving Over HoseAI Incident Database - Incident 459

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