Two individuals had been arrested in San Fransico whereas using round in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and referred to as the cops on them. The riders had been juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and had been taken to a juvenile corridor. Whereas the police report didn’t specify who was working the autonomous automotive, Waymo later confirmed it was one among its autos to the Los Angeles Occasions.
A spokesperson advised the LA Occasions {that a} “violation of our phrases of service involving a firearm” was detected. At which level the automotive pulled over and alerted the authorities.
Earlier this 12 months, a Waymo faked having mechanical issues to tug over when two passengers had been consuming alcohol and firing a toy gun out of the again of the automotive. In that occasion, the riders Waymo snitched on had been additionally juveniles. So let this be a lesson to teenagers: in the event you’re gonna do dumb stuff, don’t do it at the back of a robotaxi.
