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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

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