--- title: "Waymo Caught Driving Straight Into Oncoming Traffic" description: "A driver in Inglewood, California caught a Waymo driving on the wrong side of a double-line in a busy intersection." date: "2026-06-27" modified: "2026-06-27" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-california-driving-oncoming-traffic" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" --- # Waymo Caught Driving Straight Into Oncoming Traffic ![A color-treated graphic illustration of a "wrong way" sign in Los Angeles.]() *Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Shutterstock* The hits keep coming for Waymo, whose self-driving taxi cabs are behaving like European tourists who haven't quite gotten the hang of driving on the right side of the road. During peak congestion due to the World Cup in Los Angeles, frustrated commuters caught a Waymo trying to drive the wrong way through a jammed intersection. Video [shared by *ABC 13*]() shows the red Waymo stopped on the wrong side of a double-line in Inglewood, California, forcing oncoming vehicles to merge into the farther lane. Though it mostly remains stopped at a red light while traffic crawls past, the very end of the video shows the terrifying moment the robocab starts rolling forward, straight into the oncoming lane. "Uhh, why is this Waymo on the wrong side the road?" asked Kimoon Kim, the driver who recorded the video. "It's supposed to be in the left turn lane." Speaking to the local station, Kim said the Waymo then abruptly cut him off at the intersection so that it could rudely merge back into the correct lane and make a left turn. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q9oTqi_Len0 It's just the latest embarrassing episode for Waymo. A similar incident occurred just three months ago in Houston, where drivers captured footage of one of its cabs [turning head-on]() into a one-way HOV lane before backing up and correcting itself. Elsewhere, Waymos have led police on [high-speed chases](), [swarmed sleepy suburban streets](), and [violated bike lane boundaries](). The issues are evidently so numerous that New York lawmakers moved to [block the rollout]() of Waymos into the Big Apple, a major rebuke for a company pushing for a [rapid expansion]() into American cities. Waymo was contacted for comment. **More on Waymo:** *[Two Self-Driving Waymos Just Crashed Into Each Other, Trapping a Third Waymo]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()