San Francisco’s tech scene just got served by one mischievous local engineer who turned a quiet dead-end street into a self-driving car chaos carnival. 🚗

Riley Walz, the 23-year-old mastermind behind viral tech pranks, orchestrated what might be the world’s first “DDOS attack” on autonomous vehicles. His ingenious plan? Gather 50 people at San Francisco’s longest dead-end street and simultaneously summon Waymo rides , only to completely ghost them.

The Prank Heard 'Round the Tech World

In a move that screams “peak millennial chaos engineering,” Walz documented the entire stunt on social media, creating what can only be described as a self-driving car traffic nightmare. Each participant ordered a Waymo and then deliberately no-showed, getting slapped with a $5 fee but achieving maximum comedic disruption.

Silicon Valley’s Most Chaotic Prankster

This isn’t Walz’s first rodeo in the world of tech tomfoolery. Previously, he created “Find My Parking Cops,” an app tracking parking enforcement movements, and “LooksMapping,” a cheeky AI app ranking restaurant patron attractiveness. Clearly, this guy knows how to push digital boundaries while keeping things hilariously entertaining.

The Aftermath

Surprisingly, Waymo handled the urban gridlock with surprising grace. According to Walz, they eventually disabled rides within a two-block radius , essentially throwing up their digital hands and saying, “We’re done with this nonsense”.

While we can’t condone mass technological trolling, we can’t help but appreciate the sheer audacity of turning a quiet San Francisco street into an autonomous vehicle traffic jam. Tech pranks: never change. 🤖