Waymo Takes Tampa Passengers Into Oncoming NFL Game Traffic

A driverless Waymo carrying passengers from a Bucs game turns into oncoming traffic, and its riders abandon it ‘in the way of everything’

So much for the driverless future.

Waymo takes Tampa passengers into oncoming NFL game traffic

A group of young men ended up having to abandon their driverless Waymo after it took them into oncoming traffic outside of Raymond James Stadium during last Sunday's Buccaneers game.

Waymo takes Tampa passengers into oncoming Bucs game traffic

Waymo Robotaxi Drives Wrong Way in Tampa Near Stadium

A group of young men riding in a driverless Waymo outside Raymond James Stadium got more than they bargained for Sunday when their robotaxi turned north onto North Himes Avenue, straight into a wall of oncoming post-game traffic. The passengers abandoned the vehicle out of concern for their safety as it got stuck and blocked a lane, according to video of the incident. The episode unfolded on October 4, 2026, after a Buccaneers game let out at Ra…