Waymo’s Driverless Vehicles Can Now Receive Traffic Citations
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
May 23, 2026
GULF SHORES, Ala. On a recent business trip to Atlanta, I saw with my own two eyes, driverless vehicles circling the downtown area like the robots that they are.
Many had no passengers but continued cruising the same patterns and I assumed that is was a preprogrammed path that they were driving.
In the eleven cities where “Waymo”, the autonomous vehicles are driving around aimlessly, many have blocked intersections and roadways, some even circled an entire neighborhood blocking in residents and school buses for over two hours.
Still others have not obeyed all traffic laws that they’ve been touted to so perfectly do.
Police have been frustrated that little to no enforcement actions could be taken because the driverless vehicles can’t be issued a traffic citation like you and I can.
But lawmakers in Texas, Tennessee and Georgia have now made it possible for police to cite the Waymo vehicle whenever a traffic infraction occurs.
Lawmakers in other states are working with Waymo to also pass laws allowing tickets for violations.
Tennessee lawmakers worked with Waymo and passed a law to allow police to cite Waymo vehicles for traffic violations.
Nashville Vice-Mayor Angie Henderson said navigating the roads in this rapidly growing city can be a challenge for any vehicle with or without a human driver.
“We have messy, busy streets with traffic and a whole lot of users,” Henderson said.
In the past four weeks, Waymos were caught on camera having some issues navigating Nashville roadways.
Most recently, several of the vehicles became confused waiting in traffic at a train crossing. A couple Waymos tried to pull out of the lane and ended up blocking vehicles coming the other direction.
Yes, Waymo vehicles also cause accidents, snarl traffic and aimless drive in circles not knowing where to go.
The way the police are issuing citations are by sending them to a department within the Waymo Corporation which is based in California.
In Tennessee, the new law states that it must be sent within twenty business days from the date of the infraction.
“Waymo takes safety seriously” stated a representative.
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