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00:02Waymo has accumulated thousands of dollars in parking fines since launching its robo-taxi
00:07service in Austin in 2024, highlighting new operational challenges as autonomous vehicle
00:13companies expand across U.S. cities, according to the Wall Street Journal.
00:18Waymo has received 83 parking citations totaling $9,325, including fines for parking in tow-away
00:25zones, double parking, and occupying disabled parking spaces. Austin issues parking tickets
00:30to specific vehicles rather than drivers and uses a public database to track complaints
00:34about robo-taxi violations. Between trips, Waymo vehicles either use public parking spaces
00:40to stay near potential passengers or return to an Uber-managed depot to park, charge, and
00:46be cleaned. Waymo said it pays parking tickets like any other driver and reviews citations.
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