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Self-Driving · October 2025

People Tricked Waymo's AI Sending 50 Robotaxis To A Dead-End Street

Fifty pranksters summoned Waymo rides to SF's longest dead-end street at the exact same moment, summoning the world's first Waymo DDoS. The driverless fleet dutifully clogged the street, waited ten minutes, and charged everyone a $5 no-show fee, which is technically the most productive thing any of them did all day.

Source: Carscoops

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