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San Francisco residents complain of noise from Waymo robotaxis

Residents in San Francisco have reportedly complained about noise disturbances caused by Waymo driverless cars, including screaming sounds during nighttime hours in their neighborhoods.

17 October 2025 · Waymo · Safety and wellbeing
17 October 2025

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Quick facts
Category
Safety and wellbeing
Country
United States
Source
Daily Mail Online
Date
17 October 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

San Francisco residents have complained about noise disturbances from Waymo robotaxis operating in their neighborhoods, reportedly including screaming sounds during nighttime hours.

Reported impact

Residents described the impact as causing despair and sleep disturbances, with the noise occurring throughout the night on residential blocks.

Classification

Category
Safety and wellbeing
Industry
Mobility and autonomous vehicles
Country
United States
Harm status
Actual harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Harm types
Psychological, Other
Harmed
General public
Failure modes
Other
AI systems
Waymo robotaxi

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

Daily Mail Online
Wealthy San Franciscans' fury at driverless cars SCREAMING all night
17 October 2025
KRON4
One San Francisco neighborhood is pushing back against Waymo
17 October 2025