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 Waymo drives 2 teenagers to the police station due to their behavior in the car.
07/10/26 01:25 AM
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Two 15-year-olds in San Mateo, California, climbed into a driverless Waymo and apparently decided the lack of a human driver meant a lack of supervision. They were wrong.
The teens started drinking alcohol inside the moving vehicle and began shooting Orbeez, water-filled gel pellets fired from a toy gun that had been painted black to look like a real firearm, out of the car's windows at passing vehicles and people on the street.
What they didn't know was that Waymo's fleet of autonomous vehicles is equipped with interior cameras that monitor passengers in real time. A Waymo employee watching the live feed saw what appeared to be a firearm being fired from the car and immediately called 911.
Rather than simply sharing the car's location and hoping the teens didn't bolt, Waymo remotely disabled the vehicle and told the passengers the car was experiencing mechanical trouble and needed to stop. The teens had no idea they were being held in place while five police officers and a K9 unit moved into position around them.
When the car came to a stop in a parking lot near El Camino Real, the teens stepped out expecting a broken-down robotaxi. Instead they found a full high-risk police response waiting for them.
Officers searched the vehicle and found the toy gun and alcohol. The teens were detained and later released to their parents. The case was referred to the district attorney's office for possible charges including underage drinking.
San Mateo Police posted on Facebook. "Parents, do you know where your teens are? ….
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/191cPggytn/
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