CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Two Virginia residents visiting the Valley for a music festival say a Waymo self-driving vehicle pulled into oncoming traffic on South Arizona Avenue and stopped in the middle of the road — an incident they captured on video.
Josie Kaufman and her sister, Alex, said it was their first time riding in an autonomous vehicle. They said they had heard about the self-driving cars operating in the Phoenix area and decided to try one in Chandler.
Kaufman said the Waymo vehicle attempted to make a left turn and began moving into four lanes of traffic on South Arizona Avenue, where cars were traveling nearly 50 mph…