PSA: Don't Bring a Gun in Your Waymo
Waymo employees stopped one of its driverless vehicles in San Francisco to facilitate a police intervention after detecting a firearm inside. Two juveniles were arrested for illegal possession of a loaded ghost gun, along with suspected marijuana and mace spray. The incident highlights the use of in-car cameras for safety monitoring as Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi services to new cities like Las Vegas.
- ▪Waymo stopped a robotaxi in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood on September 3 due to a terms of service violation involving a firearm.
- ▪Police seized a loaded AR-styled ghost gun, suspected marijuana, and mace spray from the vehicle, leading to the arrest of two juveniles.
- ▪Waymo utilizes in-car cameras to monitor rides for safety and security, allowing support teams to review or access live video during trips.
- ▪The company is expanding its robotaxi operations to Las Vegas, making it the 15th city and seventh state to offer Waymo services.
- ▪It remains unclear whether Waymo alerted the police or if the San Francisco Police Department requested the company's intervention in this specific incident.
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Waymo employees pulled over one of its driverless cars to facilitate a "high-risk vehicle stop" for the San Francisco Police. Two juveniles were later arrested for illegal possession of a firearm.The incident occurred on Sept. 3 around 4 a.m. in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood. Waymo tells the Los Angeles Times that it stopped the robotaxi due to a “violation of our terms of service involving a firearm."Officers detained the two passengers after seizing a “loaded, AR-styled assault rifle also known as a ghost gun,” from the driverless vehicle, as well as suspected marijuana and mace spray, the department said on Facebook.
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