Waymos get weird as cities learn to live with them

The New Yorker says riders are adjusting to driverless Waymos in odd ways, while Comics Beat reviews a ghost story; a robot ride may be spookier.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Wake Up, America
Published 5:18 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New Yorker: “We’re Learning to Live with Waymos. It’s Going Weird”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:18 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA comics site calls The Ghost and the Lady ghoulish fun, and The New Yorker says living with driverless Waymos is getting weird.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA ghost story and a car with nobody driving it. I see one story and it's a haunting.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a taxi, Dale.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEmpty driver's seat, steering wheel turning on its own, a stranger in the back who never tips. That's the opening of every ghost movie ever made.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe ghost at least knows how to park. Waymos circle the block like they forgot why they died.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBefore the top of the hour, are there planets better than Earth, and who gets the lease?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive stars for the ghost.