The incident occurred on Monday night around 9:30 p.m., according to local news station KTLA 5. The robotaxi reportedly dropped off a passenger in the parking lot but then got stuck attempting to make a multipoint turn to exit. The drive-through lane and other vehicles were too close, and the robotaxi ended up stopping in the drive-through, preventing any other vehicles from entering.
How did a Waymo robotaxi get stuck in a Chick-fil-A drive-through?
Answer: It was trying to complete a multipoint turn.
A Waymo self-driving vehicle. (Shutterstock)
Waymo robotaxis in California are apparently not fans of Chick-fil-A. So much so, in fact, that one of them blocked off a drive-through lane in Santa Monica.
The incident occurred on Monday night around 9:30 p.m., according to local news station KTLA 5. The robotaxi reportedly dropped off a passenger in the parking lot but then got stuck attempting to make a multipoint turn to exit. The drive-through lane and other vehicles were too close, and the robotaxi ended up stopping in the drive-through, preventing any other vehicles from entering.
One customer told KTLA 5 that they waited for half an hour until staff informed them that the drive-through-only restaurant was temporarily closed (for obvious reasons). The restaurant’s walk-up window reportedly remained open, and a team from Waymo eventually arrived to retrieve the vehicle.
The incident occurred on Monday night around 9:30 p.m., according to local news station KTLA 5. The robotaxi reportedly dropped off a passenger in the parking lot but then got stuck attempting to make a multipoint turn to exit. The drive-through lane and other vehicles were too close, and the robotaxi ended up stopping in the drive-through, preventing any other vehicles from entering.
