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Video Shows Passenger Bail From Waymo in Path of Oncoming Train

Frank Landymore

created: Jan. 14, 2026, 7:10 p.m. | updated: Jan. 24, 2026, 4:03 p.m.

A passenger bailed from his Waymo robotaxi as the vehicle drove dangerously close to an oncoming railcar. The passenger, smelling trouble, exits the car during one of its random stops without looking back. A Valley Metro spokesperson said that Waymo was notified about the incident after an employee noticed the baffling spectacle. “Light rail operations staff responded to the scene, and Waymo was contacted. Andrew Maynard, an emerging and transformative technology professor at Arizona State University, dismissed the latest Waymo incident as an edge case.

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