A fine that can’t be contested and doesn’t change behavior isn’t enforcement; it’s a permit with a per-diem, or worse. SFMTA is now on an $860k/year revenue line that depends on Waymo continuing to break laws such as parking illegally. The public regulator’s incentive is flipped by a wealthy corporation to the opposite of the … Continue reading Waymo Fines Really Just Billionaires Buying City Streets for Waymo Elites →

A 2024 NBC survey of 30 San Francisco crossing guards found nearly 25% reported close calls with Waymos while guiding children through crosswalks. They didn’t specify if it has been trending upwards. Then, after a year and a half of “learning”, in January 2026 a Waymo hit a student near a Santa Monica school. Police … Continue reading The Waymo Problem: Father Jumps in Front of One to Save a Child. Would You? →

Imagine police chasing a robot and yelling STOP at it, while it tries to flee with humans held hostage. Why doesn’t the robot stop when ordered? Or more to the point why isn’t there a stop button that police remotely activate? Waymo keeps turning people into hostages, scaring customers so badly they never want to … Continue reading Waymo Disables Freeway Access After SF Police Chase →

Not surprised. It’s what I’ve said since at least 2016. In San Francisco, where Waymo began operating in June 2024, traffic injuries actually increased by 2.6 percent from 2,896 in 2023 to 2,907 in 2025, according to data tracked by the city. …the wrong direction for a company that has argued it will make cities … Continue reading Injuries Are Up Where Waymo Goes →