US EditionWaymo Self-Driving Taxi Takes Passenger Through Active Police Scene in Downtown LA, Video Shows
The Waymo taxi entered a high-risk felony arrest scene during a stolen vehicle pursuit, briefly slowing near officers before being directed to leave by police.
- On Sunday, a driverless Waymo taxi briefly interrupted an active Los Angeles Police Department standoff in downtown Los Angeles near Broadway and First Street outside Times Mirror Square and the federal courthouse.
- LAPD said officers were conducting a high-risk felony arrest after pursuing a stolen vehicle and had not yet blocked off traffic when the Waymo vehicle drove through.
- Video shows the Waymo vehicle driving past patrol cars while appearing to slow, signal and turn within feet of the suspect as officers remain on scene and an officer yells.
- Police moved to direct the vehicle away, and the Traffic Coordination Division, Los Angeles Police Department, noted it regularly communicates with Waymo through a 24/7 hotline.
- With service growth since last year, Waymo said its vehicle was at the stop no more than 15 seconds, emphasizing safety as its highest priority.
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