Waymo pulls over, calls police on juvenile riders who had 'ghost gun,' authorities say
Waymo said its system flagged a firearm and pulled over, prompting a high-risk stop that ended with two juveniles arrested and a loaded ghost gun recovered.
- On Sept. 3, Waymo alerted the San Francisco Police Department after detecting a firearm in one of its autonomous vehicles in the Richmond District shortly before 4 a.m.
- Waymo stated the company pulled the vehicle over after detecting a "violation of our terms of service involving a firearm," prompting officers to conduct a "high-risk vehicle stop."
- Officers detained the two juvenile passengers and recovered a loaded AR-style assault rifle identified as a "ghost gun," along with "suspected marijuana and mace spray."
- Booked into San Francisco's Juvenile Justice Center, the two minors remain in custody while police state the investigation remains "open and active."
- Waymo has frequently alerted authorities to passenger behavior, including a July incident in the Bay Area where the company reported two 15-year-olds drinking and shooting from a vehicle.
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Waymo Vehicle Pulls over, Calls Police on Passengers over 'Ghost Gun'
A Waymo vehicle pulled over around 4 a.m. on September 3 and police were contacted after the company detected a “violation of ... terms of service involving a firearm,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
PSA: Don't Bring a Gun in Your Waymo
The driverless car company recently pulled over one of its robotaxis in San Francisco, and its juvenile passengers were arrested for having a ghost gun, among other things. 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…
A case in San Francisco shows that even without a driver, a self-contained car (robotáxi) still has someone watching what's going on in there... and the consequences came quickly.
In San Francisco, Waymo stopped a drone and called the police because of two underage passengers.
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