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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Waymo self-driving car operating on city streets in San Francisco. Tweet text overlay from Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey reads, "This should scare us all. It must end."

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“Fully autonomous” until it isn’t: Waymo admits workers in the Philippines step in to guide robotaxis sometimes

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Waymo self-driving vehicle on the side of a highway, text overlay reads, "I'm the first person in Georgia to hit a Waymo."

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“Whole department didn’t know what to do”: Cop admits he doesn’t know how to handle a Waymo crash

Several Waymo robotaxis seen frozen near a pedestrian crosswalk in San Francisco during a power outage.

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Waymo robotaxis block traffic citywide during San Francisco power outage

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“Yes you can!”: Venice residents cheer Waymo car stuck at a canal bridge during annual parade

Left: Waymo robotaxi with its passenger side door open. Right: Man waving from the trunk of a Waymo robotaxi.

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“This is too fishy”: Mom orders a Waymo for her daughter—and finds a man in the trunk

Three Waymo vehicles locked in a standoff on a steep street in San Francisco.

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“Not the Waymo standoff”: Three robotaxis stop traffic, blocking a San Francisco street

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

Waymo autonomous vehicle driving towards LAPD cars lined up with their lights on.

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“Incredible”: Waymo robotaxi casually drives into active LAPD standoff in viral video

Waymo self driving taxi driving in downtown San Francisco. Tweet text overlay reads, "I genuinely think anyone who voluntarily gets into one of these things is insane."

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“So clearly evil”: Waymo co-CEO says robotaxi fatalities are a matter of “when” not “if”

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KitKat, San Francisco’s internet-famous bodega cat, mourned after being struck by Waymo vehicle: “Shouldn’t be on the street”

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“You just ran the light!”: Passenger films her Waymo running a red light

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Elon Musk says drivers can play video games while in Tesla’s self-driving mode within 3-6 months

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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waymo pulled over by cop no one is in the front seat

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Cop pulls Waymo over for a left turn in the wrong lane. No one’s driving the car getting ticketed

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

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Calling a Waymo just to set it on fire became the bit during the LA immigration protests

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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A Waymo self-driving vehicle cruises the streets of California.

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“I would never get in a car with no driver”: Waymo recalls more than 1,200 driverless vehicles after minor crashes

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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Two panel image. Inside car with caption that reads: "P.O.V. you thought it would be funny to honk the horn in the Waymo but they call you to tell you it's a violation (crying emojis)" on left. Back of Waymo car on right.

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‘Any reason why you used the horn?’: Women get in Waymo, press the horn. Then they get a phone call

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