A mystery letter on a Waymo's driver seat exposes a stolen license plate
chrisalbon · x · 2026-09-20
Ethan McKanna found an interesting letter on the driver seat of a Waymo, and engineer Chris Albon quote-tweeted it noting his own license plate was stolen last month — implying someone had slapped his stolen plate onto the robotaxi, which notified him via the letter. A funny AI-industry anecdote mixing Waymo's quirky operations with an everyday car theft.
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