"Waymo has filed a lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking to block an order that requires the company to cease overnight charging at two facilities. In its complaint, Waymo argued that its self-driving cars' operations do not constitute a public nuisance, and compliance with the city's order would cause the company irreparable harm."
"As noted in a report from the Los Angeles Times, Waymo's two charging sites at Euclid Street and Broadway have operated for about a year, supporting the company's growing fleet with round-the-clock activity. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in residents in the area reportedly being unable to sleep due to incessant beeping from self-driving taxis that are moving in and out of the charging stations around the clock."
"Last month, the city issued an order to Waymo and its charging partner, Voltera, to cease overnight operations at the charging locations, stating that the self-driving vehicles' activities at night were a public nuisance. A December 15 meeting yielded no agreement on mitigations like software rerouting. Waymo proposed changes, but the city reportedly insisted that nothing would satisfy the irate residents."
Waymo filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court to block a Santa Monica order requiring the company to cease overnight charging at two facilities. The two charging sites at Euclid Street and Broadway have supported the fleet with round-the-clock activity for about a year. Residents reported sleep disruption from incessant beeping and have protested by blocking vehicles, placing cones, and stacking cars, prompting multiple police calls. The city declared the nighttime activities a public nuisance and issued the cease order. A December 15 meeting produced no mitigation agreement. Waymo contends the operations are not a public nuisance and that the order would cause irreparable harm.
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