The City of Santa Monica is prepared to go to court to stop overnight operations at two local Waymo charging stations.
Neighbors in mid-city have been complaining for months about excessive beeping and other noises caused by the company’s operations at 1222 and 1310 Broadway.
Waymo opened its first local charge and clean station in 2024 to service its fleet of self-driving “robot taxis”. Residents immediately complained and turned to city officials for help. Since then, the Google-owned company has limited certain activities, including charging, to between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm.
The Santa Monica City Council, at its most recent meeting, voted unanimously to direct property owners and lessees to cease late night operations altogether. Non-compliance will result in litigation.
Meanwhile, Waymo received approval this week to expand its coverage area in California. The company will serve the entire Bay Area as well as most of southern California from Los Angeles to the Mexican border.
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