Residents of one northwest Atlanta neighborhood said dozens of self-driving Waymo vehicles have been aimlessly circling their cul-de-sacs, often times disrupting the roadway.
“Residents say they are getting waymo traffic than usual and have tried combating the cars with a neon green sign, which only made the problem worse. The Waymos didn’t know what to do and clogged the entire street,” Colling Rugg wrote.
“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,” one resident reportedly said.
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NEW: 50 empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhoods and circle their cul-de-sacs for hours early in the mornings.
Residents say they are getting waymo traffic than usual and have tried combating the cars with a neon green sign, which only made the problem worse.
The Waymos… pic.twitter.com/qBklKCry6F
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 15, 2026
WSB-TV shared further:
Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach went to one street, where neighbors say they want the Waymos to stop.
“It’s almost every little cul-de-sac in our area, so I think it’s a problem,” one neighbor, on Battleview Drive, told Gehlbach.
ADVERTISEMENTOn a dead end street, Waymo after Waymo after Waymo drive on, usually early in the morning.
“I think yesterday morning, we had 50 cars that came through between 6 and 7,” a neighbor told Channel 2 Action News.
Residents on Battleview Drive said they started seeing the autonomous, driverless cars about two months ago, but the groups and large numbers of Waymos just circling in and out only started the last couple of weeks.
The neighbors shared videos of the cars with Channel 2 Action News.
When one resident put a Step2Kid sign up in the street, it blocked all of the Waymos from entering the cul-de-sac, but how that played out was a surprise for those living there.
“We had, at one point, eight Waymos that were stuck trying to figure out how to turn around,” the neighbor said.
According to the New York Post, Waymo is owned by Alphabet, a subsidiary of Google.
The company reportedly said it has “already addressed 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,” the company said in a statement, according to the outlet.
“We value our relationship with Atlanta residents and remain focused on providing a seamless, respectful, and safe experience for riders and residents alike,” it added.
Empty Waymos won't stop circling this cul-de-sac in Atlanta, unsettling residents https://t.co/Ct4IPVbw62 pic.twitter.com/vhB5P6Pbbg
— New York Post (@nypost) May 15, 2026
More from the New York Post:
Waymo, which has been plagued by issues since its national launch, now has vehicles on the ground in 11 US markets and is regularly seen in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Miami.
Just this week, Waymo recalled nearly 4,000 of its autonomous vehicles after identifying a bug that allowed them to drive into standing water.
In 2025, the company recalled more than 1,200 units in its fleet over another software bug that had the potential to make the robotic vehicles more likely to crash into gates and other obstacles.
