Waymo's 'rogue' Zeekr van crashes into echo park cars—turns out a human was driving, because full autonomy is still just vc slideware

A Waymo vehicle, a Zeekr van, was involved in a crash in Echo Park, where it drove up an embankment and collided with several parked cars. According to Waymo, the vehicle was being manually driven at the time of the incident and was not in autonomous mode. The company is currently investigating the incident. The Zeekr van is a new model that has not yet been deployed in Waymo's commercial robotaxi operations. The incident has raised questions about the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles, although in this case, human error appears to be the cause. Waymo, a leading developer of autonomous driving technology, has been testing its vehicles on public roads for several years. The company has yet to comment on the circumstances surrounding the incident, but has stressed that the vehicle was not operating autonomously. The incident is under investigation and no further details have been released.