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Several Waymo self-driving taxis were vandalized or set on fire during protests in Los Angeles, social media videos show.
Waymo suspended part of its service in downtown Los Angeles after multiple cars were set on fire during anti-ICE protests.
The autonomous ride-hailing company Waymo will expand its service area in Los Angeles for the second time this year.
As Los Angeles ICE protests escalated over the weekend, Waymo's self-driving vehicles took the brunt of the damage.
Several Waymo driverless vehicles were destroyed during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. The flaming vehicles posed threats protestors may not have been fully aware of because of their unique design.
Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how ...
Waymo said it had temporarily halted service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its cars were torched during protests.
During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized m ...
In January, a Waymo car was torn apart in Los Angeles. In February 2024, another Waymo car was smashed and set ablaze in San ...
Another video shows the aftermath, with the charred metal remains of five Waymo vehicles splayed across a Los Angeles street. A Waymo car burns in the street as smoke billows during protests in ...
The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles after several of its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area.. At ...
Several Waymo driverless vehicles were destroyed during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. The flaming vehicles posed threats protestors may not have been fully aware of because of their unique design.