Overview
- Walz coordinated 50 people in July to order Waymo rides simultaneously to the city’s longest dead-end street, then publicized the stunt this week.
- The autonomous cars left after about 10 minutes when no one boarded, and each requester incurred a $5 no-show fee.
- According to Walz, Waymo responded by disabling pickups and drop-offs within a two-block radius until the following morning.
- Waymo had not provided an immediate public comment in the reports reviewed.
- Online reactions warned of potential violations of computer access and abuse laws and cautioned the tactic could be used to deliberately snarl traffic, while some framed it as an informal stress test.