Waymo Avoids 0 LA Traffic Notices in First Month as California Expands Robotaxi Enforcement
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 7
Waymo Avoids 0 LA Traffic Notices in First Month as California Expands Robotaxi Enforcement
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 7
Summary
Los Angeles police issued zero non-compliance notices to Waymo or any other robotaxi company in the first month after California's new AV enforcement rules took effect on July 1.
The result stands out because the rules were billed by the DMV as a tougher oversight framework, yet officers have not used their new power despite repeated viral incidents involving Waymo vehicles blocking roads and trapping motorists.
Waymo's recent Los Angeles-area episodes included a May case in which a driver was stuck for nearly 50 minutes after two Waymos blocked her at a light, and an April incident where a car entered a drive-thru the wrong way.
Across California, Waymo has logged at least 1,356 incidents in five years, with 589 collisions reported last year alone; nearly 8% of its crashes involved possible injuries, even as an IIHS study found fewer crashes than human drivers.