A man entered the trunk of a Waymo autonomous taxi through an open trunk left by a previous passenger and became trapped, requiring police intervention to remove him.
A pedestrian entered the trunk of a Waymo autonomous taxi near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon after a previous rider left the trunk open. The trapped man was discovered when a woman ordered a Waymo for her daughter at the corner of South Westlake Avenue and 6th Street, only to find the vehicle already had a passenger in the trunk when it arrived. The man told the new customers 'This s--- won't let me out' when asked why he was in the trunk. Waymo confirmed that the pedestrian entered the trunk after the previous rider left it open. Police were called to remove the man from the trunk, and he appeared to be detained according to viral TikTok videos of the incident. The woman and girl received a ride credit from Waymo support after the incident. Waymo did not specify whether the car's sensors could detect the man in the trunk or whether he could have exited independently. The company stated this experience was unacceptable and they are implementing changes to address the issue.
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