THIS is the moment a helpless passenger is left trapped in a driverless taxi as a malfunction sends it spinning in circles.
Mike Johns is a tech entrepreneur from Los Angeles, but in an ironic twist of fate, he was left a victim to broken AI as the car spins him eight times.
The haunting footage from Monday shows the steering wheel of the Waymo car spinning frantically on its own, as Mike sits in the back seat in awe.
It shows the world spinning round him and the glitching vehicle, and Mike simply sits and watches out of the window.
Mike attempted to call tech support during the incident he described as like being in a “sci-fi thriller” movie.
He can be heard saying: “I got my seat belt on. I can’t get out of the car. Has this been hacked? What’s going on?
“I feel like I’m in the movies. Is somebody playing a joke on me? And I got a flight to catch.
“Why is this happening to me on a Monday?”
Despite his efforts, the Waymo representative admitted that she didn’t “have an option to control the car.”
Mike was left in circles in the car park of the airport, which caused him to nearly miss his flight in Phoenix, Arizona.
The issue was eventually resolved within a few minutes, allowing Mike to catch his delayed flight.
Waymo has confirmed that Mike was not charged for his journey that sent him spinning.
The company has been trialling this self-driving technology in cities including Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin.
According to reports, the incident was attributed to a software glitch, which has now been addressed through an update.
Mike Johns is a a self-described futurist and AI enthusiast, and said he wasn’t deterred from using driverless cars in the future.
He told The Guardian: “As a futurist, I feel like this is where everything is headed, so you might as well get there first.
“It’s just we have glitches that need stitches.”
Rise of the robots
Self-driving technology allows drivers to travel without having to ever touch the wheel.
It is still in its early stages, but this doesn’t make it any less ought after.
Tech companies all over the world, including Elon Musk’s Tesla, are announcing and trialling not just self-driving cars, but an entirely new artificial way of living.
Musk has long been touting this new type of driving, and his Tesla Cyberbeast offers an autopilot setting.
It’ll change lanes automatically when it sees a gap in the traffic and go from 0-60mph in 2.6 seconds.
BMW has revealed a new system that will beam navigational arrows onto windscreen so you never have to take your eyes off the road.
Along the lower section of the windscreen, users will also find a huge pillar to pillar display that projects different information and content with 3D effects.
And it’ll be visible for both the driver and passengers from any angle.
The most important bits of information, such as speed and range, will stay permanently on the driver’s side.
The changes are part of BMW’s new iDrive system which will come to an upcoming X-class SUV that’s due to be announced later in the year.
According to his website, Mike is a “highly sought-after” futurist and media personality.
He has appeared on several judging panels at AI events and created the AI Advisory Board Framework for City of Los Angeles.
But he has said that for now, he intends to keep his travel “old-fashioned” and stick to services like Uber or Lyft.
He commented: “It’s just, again, a case of today’s digital world.
“A half-baked product and nobody meeting the customer, the consumers, in the middle.”
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