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Waymo endures accidents and harassment in Chandler
July 6th, 2021 SanTan Sun News
By Kevin Reagan
Staff Writer

Waymo’s self-driving cars continue to fall victim to incidents involving harassment and physical damage more than four years after they first began circulating around Chandler’s streets.

Reports released by Chandler Police detail a variety of incidents that Waymo’s autonomous vehicles were involved in over the last 18 months, some of which highlight the reservations people still have about the emerging technology.

Waymo last year began piloting minivans without humans in the vehicles, although it also has technicians in others.

Over the last 18 months, local authorities have been called out to at least 20 incidents involving one of Waymo’s signature white minivans that use advanced sensors and cameras to navigate Chandler’s roadways. The events range widely from paranoid suspicions, to fender benders to hit-and-run crashes ending in a criminal arrest.

One of the most recent incidents involved a motorist accusing a Waymo car of slowing down without much warning.

On May 7, 2021, a motorist rear-ended a Waymo minivan on Ray Road after the autonomous car “locked its brakes” and the oncoming car was unable to avoid a collision, according to the police report.

Waymo claims its car only “braked lightly” as it was entering an intersection and alleges the other motorist was driving slightly faster than theirs.

continues at santansun.com
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