Set us as preferredWaymo must stop using two Santa Monica charging stations overnight — for now — after a judge found the city might prevail in its contentious legal fight against the self-driving taxi company. Advertisement“Our residents’ ability to sleep peacefully in their own homes is not negotiable,” Santa Monica Mayor Caroline Torosis said in a statement. After receiving complaints, Santa Monica in November ordered Waymo to stop operating the stations overnight, arguing that the sounds and lights violated municipal regulations and constituted a public nuisance. “Santa Monica welcomes the future of transportation, and autonomous vehicles and the infrastructure that supports them have an important place here,” Mayor Torosis said in a statement. “This outcome reflects what we’ve said from the beginning: new technologies thrive in Santa Monica when they’re designed to operate compatibly with the neighborhoods around them.”