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He takes a taxi without a driver and finds himself stuck in a car going in circles

Who has never dreamed of being driven without the slightest effort? Autonomous taxis have a long history a fantasy from the world of science fiction. So when Mike Johns had the opportunity, he didn’t hesitate to try an autonomous taxi, explains The Parisian. In mid-December, while on his way to the airport in Phoenix, Arizona, to return home to California, the American found himself trapped in a hellish loop aboard his taxi. The images, which Mike shared on social media, are incredibly surprising. We see the vehicle tirelessly circling a parking lotwhile the American, visibly annoyed, tries to understand what is happening. A funny situation which quickly went around the web.

A breakdown in the middle of a trip?

Mike Johns, seat belt firmly fastened, had no choice but to helplessly witness this surreal scene. “Why is this thing going around in circles? I put on my seat belt, I can’t get out of the car“, he exclaims in his video, visibly disoriented. A situation that is all the more incredible as Mike Johns works in theartificial intelligence. Ironically, he finds himself the victim of a computer failure in the middle of his trip. Contacted by the passenger in distress, the Waymo company, which owns the vehicle, assured that he quickly resolved the problem remotely. “The worst part was that they told me to try to solve (…)

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