Phoenix PD responded to a call in the area, but the Waymo car had left by the time officers arrived.
PHOENIX — A self-driving Waymo car was recently seen moving along the new light rail tracks in south Phoenix.
Video footage recorded by a bystander Wednesday morning near Central and Southern avenues captured a Waymo vehicle sitting on the light rail tracks and a passenger exiting the autonomous car. A light rail car is seen not far behind the Waymo vehicle as the autonomous car then moves forward along the tracks.
The video then shows the Waymo car reserving a bit on the tracks.
Phoenix police said they received a call in this area on Wednesday but the Waymo car had left by the time officers arrived. There was no reported disruption to light rail service, police said.
12News reached out to Waymo about the incident and has not yet gotten a response. The presence of Waymo’s self-driving cars has been increasing across the Valley over the last few years.
Wednesday’s traffic mishap occurred on a stretch of tracks that are still relatively new to the Phoenix area.
The extension of Valley Metro’s light rail system into south Phoenix opened last summer after years of construction. The new route added about five miles of track and allowed riders to get picked up from several new light rail stations along Central Avenue.
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