Waymo Gets Flipped: When Drunk Parkour Meets Self-Driving Cars

Photo by Sam Szuchan on Unsplash
San Francisco’s Marina District just served up another wild tech versus human showdown that absolutely nobody asked for.
In a move that can only be described as peak Bay Area chaos, some intrepid “performer” decided to turn a Waymo autonomous vehicle into his personal gymnastics apparatus. Picture this: a dude in a Steve Young jersey, fueled by what we can only assume was an impressive amount of craft beer, choosing to use a self-driving car as his impromptu stage.
When Tech Meets Terrible Decisions
The viral video captures our unnamed hero dramatically flipping off the Waymo not once, but twice - first from the hood, then from the roof - while his equally brilliant friends join the automotive acrobatics. The result? Three Waymos completely confused and stalled, proving that human unpredictability is still stronger than artificial intelligence.
A Dangerous Game
AI experts are less than thrilled. Selika Josiah Talbott, a former AI regulator, warned that these stunts are actively “teach[ing] artificial intelligence that people are harmful” - which, frankly, seems like a valid conclusion when humans are treating robots like their personal playground.
The Aftermath
Currently, no citations or arrests have been made. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed no passengers were in the Waymo, but that doesn’t make the stunt any less dangerous. Pro tip: maybe save the parkour for actual parks, not autonomous vehicles.
Stay weird, San Francisco - but maybe slightly less recklessly.
AUTHOR: mls
SOURCE: SFist