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Waymo's robotaxi fleet has been fined $9,325 for parking violations in Austin, Texas since it began operating in 2024, reports Ellie Davis in the Wall Street Journal.
According to Davis, "The company’s fines are still a drop in the bucket of the $6.3 million that Austin collected in parking fines in fiscal year 2025, but such parking mishaps are becoming a visible point of friction as Waymo and other robotaxi companies are scaling their services across the U.S." Waymo operates 300 robotaxis in Austin.
"Waymo has paid $7,433 worth of the fines across 83 different citations, and the company was still on the hook for $1,892 that had not been paid as of July 15, a Journal analysis of the records found." Waymo has been issued 64 citations for parking in a tow-away zone, 13 for not paying for a metered spot, and nine for double parking, as well as at least one for parking in a spot reserved for disabled people.
Read the full story: Waymo Is Racking Up Thousands of Dollars of Parking Fines in Austin
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