Why residents of Google’s home city are ‘upset’ with its driverless cars

Residents of Santa Monica, California are reportedly upset and protesting the frequent noise-pollution from Google-backed Waymo driverless cars. While the driverless electric cars with rotating sensors first seemed like a novelty, some residents are now complaining that the charging stations make constant noise. “To hear it from residents, the beeping never seems to stop, largely due to a state regulation requiring electric vehicles to audibly reverse like delivery trucks,” the LA Times reported. “They beep as they back out of charging spots, and beep as they reverse to navigate around each other. They beep in the morning as they head out to pick up early passengers, and beep late at night as they return to charge up,” it added.

California residents ‘fed up’ with Waymo