Waymo car personally thanks humans after they clear an obstruction from the road
Published on Sep 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Sep 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
This is the surprisingly adorable moment a Waymo autonomous taxi thanked people who cleared the path ahead.
In a clip shared online, the autonomous vehicle can be seen getting stuck, unable to travel down a road strewn with branches and debris.
When a group of people started to clear a path for the car, the vehicle said ‘thank you’ as it inched its way forward.
Waymo has gone from strength to strength this year, introducing new cities and expanding its service areas in ones it’s already operating in – and it’s super polite to boot.
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With a background in both local and national press in the UK, Claire moved to New Zealand before joining the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in May 2024. As a Senior Content Writer working on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), Claire was the first writer on the team to make the site’s output a slick 24/7 operation covering the latest in automotive news.
