After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
因噪音投诉，法官下令 Waymo 停止在圣莫尼卡进行夜间充电
A local judge has ruled that Waymo can no longer use its side-by-side charging facilities overnight in Santa Monica, California, as these may pose a “public nuisance.” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bradley S. Phillips granted this week the City of Santa Monica’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the city’s ongoing public nuisance lawsuit against the autonomous vehicle giant. 当地一位法官裁定，Waymo 不得再在加利福尼亚州圣莫尼卡市的并排充电设施进行夜间充电，因为这些设施可能构成“公共滋扰”。洛杉矶高等法院法官布拉德利·S·菲利普斯（Bradley S. Phillips）本周批准了圣莫尼卡市的初步禁令动议，该动议是该市针对这家自动驾驶巨头提起的公共滋扰诉讼的一部分。
City officials and neighbors assert that the constant stream of vehicles at the charging stations create light and sound pollution and cause undue traffic congestion on the streets and nearby alleys, creating a collective bother and disruption. 市政府官员和居民坚称，充电站车辆的不断往来造成了光污染和噪音污染，并导致街道和附近巷道的交通拥堵，给社区带来了困扰和干扰。
“The constant ‘beep beep beep’ sound as the autonomous vehicles back out of their spaces (in their own lots) is an incessant disturbance that hinders both our tranquillity during the day and our peace during the night,” wrote Christopher Potter, a man who says he lives right next to the lots. “自动驾驶车辆从停车位（在它们自己的停车场内）倒车时发出的持续‘哔哔哔’声，是一种不断的干扰，既妨碍了我们白天的宁静，也破坏了我们夜晚的安宁，”自称住在停车场隔壁的克里斯托弗·波特（Christopher Potter）写道。
Under the new order, Waymo is forbidden from operating the charging lots on Broadway at 12th and Euclid Streets between 11 pm and 6 am. The Broadway charging stations sit directly across the street from a private school. Apartment buildings and other residences are also nearby, and some residents have complained consistently for over a year. 根据这项新命令，Waymo 被禁止在晚上 11 点至次日早上 6 点之间运营位于百老汇大道（Broadway）第 12 街和欧几里得街（Euclid Streets）的充电站。百老汇充电站正对着一所私立学校。附近还有公寓楼和其他住宅，一些居民已经持续投诉了一年多。
With the order in place, neighbors already notice a difference. “I took a walk around last night, and gosh, it’s amazing,” Dylan Moore told Ars. Moore lives down the block from these Waymo lots and previously created the WaymoProblems.org website. “You can hear the crickets, you can hear your thoughts, it’s not a fleet of locusts descending on the neighborhood, it’s incredible.” 禁令生效后，邻居们已经感受到了变化。“我昨晚在附近散步，天哪，这太棒了，”迪伦·摩尔（Dylan Moore）告诉 Ars。摩尔住在这些 Waymo 停车场所在的街区，此前曾创建了 WaymoProblems.org 网站。“你能听到蟋蟀叫，能听到自己的心声，不再像是一群蝗虫降临到社区，这真是太不可思议了。”
Another neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal and described himself as a “night owl,” said that he is thrilled that Waymo has abided by the court order. “At 2 am when the bars let out, that’s when [they had been] full bore,” he said. “My apartment faces Broadway. The sound of the Waymos, yes, but the acceleration and deceleration sound that EVs have, makes it sounds like you have Tron outside your window. It [was] one after another!” 另一位因担心报复而要求匿名的邻居自称是“夜猫子”，他表示很高兴 Waymo 遵守了法院的命令。“凌晨 2 点酒吧散场时，正是它们（车辆）全速运转的时候，”他说。“我的公寓正对着百老汇大道。Waymo 的声音确实存在，但电动汽车加速和减速的声音，听起来就像窗外在演《创：战纪》（Tron）。一辆接一辆！”
Santa Monica leadership also trumpeted the success. “Our residents’ ability to sleep peacefully in their own homes is not negotiable,” Mayor Caroline Torosis said in a statement. “This ruling affirms what our neighbors have been telling us for more than a year, and it delivers relief while the case moves forward.” 圣莫尼卡市领导层也对这一成果表示赞赏。“我们居民在自己家中安稳睡觉的权利是不容商量的，”市长卡罗琳·托罗西斯（Caroline Torosis）在一份声明中表示。“这一裁决证实了邻居们一年多来一直告诉我们的情况，并在案件推进的同时为他们提供了缓解。”
Waymo has appealed the ruling. It did not immediately respond to questions from Ars Technica. Waymo began using these charging facilities in January 2025. After numerous complaints and an online petition, the City of Santa Monica ordered the company to halt overnight operations. It eventually sued Waymo over the issue in November 2025 in a case that is still ongoing. (Waymo has also counter-sued.) The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for October 2026. Waymo 已对该裁决提出上诉。该公司没有立即回应 Ars Technica 的置评请求。Waymo 于 2025 年 1 月开始使用这些充电设施。在接到大量投诉并收到一份在线请愿书后，圣莫尼卡市下令该公司停止夜间运营。最终，该市于 2025 年 11 月就此问题起诉了 Waymo，目前案件仍在审理中。（Waymo 也提起了反诉。）该案的下一次法庭听证会定于 2026 年 10 月举行。