San Francisco neighbors are being awakened by a Waymo robotaxi parking lot honkfest every night.

One YouTube channel answers your question if you’ve ever wondered what happens to all those self-driving cabs when everyone else is asleep. Software developer Sophia Tung has been livestreaming a parking lot in San Francisco that Waymo is renting so that its robotaxis have somewhere to go during downtime since the beginning of the month.

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Through email, Tung revealed to The Verge that the corporation first seemed to “partially” take over the property on July 28th, but eventually gained control of the full lot. Recently, Waymo made its robotaxi service available to all San Francisco residents.

She set up the broadcast with LoFi study beats a few days later. Tung informed us that it’s powered by a little PC she had lying around and that a cereal box has been placed over the webcam to reduce glare. You may now stop by at any time of day to see what the Waymo vehicles are up to. Text superimposed on the video states that “the flock will start migrating back” if there are no Waymos in the lot between 7 and 9 PM PST on Sunday through Thursday or 11 PM and midnight on Friday and Saturday.

There are just three automobiles parked in the lot as I write this, making it peaceful. But what seems to be a frustrating ballet of autonomous parking — and honking — starts when the lot fills up, which Tung says “usually happens around 4 AM or so.” Before it stops, the racket might last up to an hour at a while, according to her.

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A corporate spokesperson from Waymo, Chris Bonelli, wrote The Verge an email stating that the business is “aware that in some scenarios our vehicles may briefly honk while navigating our parking lots,” and that Waymo has identified the reason for the behavior and is working to manage it.

Tung, a self-described supporter of micromobility, told The Verge that she enjoys having the vehicles around and believes that “generally people are bemused.” She remarked, “To be honest, I enjoy watching the cars come and go. The only thing that needs to be fixed is the honking.”

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