Waymo might be expanding its autonomous taxi services to northern cities like Minneapolis and Detroit, but back in Santa Monica, the company’s strained relationship with local residents has reached a breaking point.

According to the Santa Monica Daily Press, the city council has issued a formal demand that Waymo end overnight operations at two charging facilities there. City counselors unanimously approved the measure, which doesn’t mention Waymo by name, but instead orders two lots the company uses to charge and dispatch vehicles to cease nighttime operations.

If the two lots don’t stop buzzing around the clock by Wednesday night, the city has threatened to start litigation, the SMDP reports.

The strong-arm measures are driven by a year’s worth of noise complaints lodged against Waymo’

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