Residents of an Atlanta neighborhood are experiencing more issues with Waymo vehicles than they had anticipated.
In recent weeks, the northwest Buckhead area of the Georgia city has been inundated with driverless ride-share cars due to what appears to be a routing glitch.
“It’s affecting nearly every cul-de-sac in our vicinity, which I believe is a concern,” a resident living on the troubled Battleview Drive shared with WSB-TV.
Footage captured of these autonomous vehicles shows them repeatedly looping through a cul-de-sac, causing congestion as several cars were held up when a local attempted to prevent them from entering the area.
Waymo vehicles circling a cul-de-sac in an Atlanta neighborhood. (Andrea Brown Milheizler via Storyful)
“Yesterday morning alone, I counted about 50 cars passing through between 6 and 7 a.m.,” another resident reported to the station.
A third neighbor pointed out that the problem is more than just an irritation.
“We’re families, we have small animals and pets, got kids getting on the bus in the morning and it just doesn’t feel safe to have that traffic,” they said.
Waymo currently operates in 11 U.S. cities, including Atlanta.
The company admitted to Fox News Digital that Waymos are staged in areas of the city where they are frequently hailed from, but said that shouldn’t come at the expense of residents.
A Waymo self-driving car navigates a street at night in downtown Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 21, 2025. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
“At Waymo, we are committed to being good neighbors,” the company told FOx News Digital. “We take community feedback seriously and have already worked with our fleet partner to address this routing behavior. With over 500,000 weekly trips across the country, our service is proven to significantly reduce traffic injuries and improve road safety. We value our relationship with Atlanta residents and remain focused on providing a seamless, respectful, and safe experience for riders and residents alike.”
And the cul-de-sac quagmire isn’t the only issue Waymo has faced recently. This week, the company recalled nearly 4,000 of its vehicles due to a glitch where it may not stop before driving into “standing water,” and video obtained FOX 4 appeared to show a Waymo running a red light at a busy intersection in Dallas.
A Waymo driverless vehicle in Los Angeles in May. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated Waymo after vehicles were allegedly seen illegally passing stopped school buses in Austin, Texas.
And in January, a Waymo hit a student walking through a crosswalk near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California. The car was driving at a low speed and the student wasn’t hurt.
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