Man taken into custody after trying to drive off in a Waymo in downtown L.A., police say
A man is taken into custody after apparently attempting to drive away in a self-driving Waymo taxi, L.A. police say.
Man attempts to hijack self-driving taxi in downtown LA
A man was arrested Thursday morning, Jan. 2, after allegedly attempting to hijack a self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles. The attempted theft occurred at around 1 a.m. near Hill and Fifth streets. Police approached the man behind a riot shield when he refused to get out of the Waymo taxi.
Waymo to bring self-driving cars to Miami
Waymo plans to bring its self-driving car service to Miami in the next two years.
After man tries to drive off in a Waymo, company details security measures
Even when someone tries to get in the driver's seat, Waymo cars are designed so that people cannot override the automatic driving system, the company said.
Waymo explains how its driverless taxis handle carjackings after incident in downtown LA
How does Waymo handle carjackings? The driverless ride-hailing app explains what happens following an incident in downtown LA.
Waymo stopped a man from stealing a driverless car
Waymo, the ride-hailing app that operates driverless cars and is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, stopped a man from driving off in one of its electric Jaguars on Thursday, CBS News and others reported.
Man arrested for breaking into self-driving Waymo
A man is under arrest after police say he tried to hijack a self-driving Waymo in downtown Los Angeles. The attempted theft occurred at around 1 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of South Hill Street and Fifth Street.
Suspect arrested after trying to allegedly carjack driverless taxi in downtown LA
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man after he allegedly tried to carjack a driverless taxi owned by Waymo. Gio Insignares reports.
LA man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
The man nearly missed his flight after the self-driving car drove him around and around, all while he was on the phone with a ...
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Attempted Hijack of Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Thwarted by LAPD in Downtown Los Angeles
A man attempted to hijack a Waymo self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles; police intervened and arrested him.
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Driverless taxi passengers are facing unforeseen safety challenges, threatening situations
As Alphabet's Waymo expands its driverless taxi service across major U.S. cities, a new set of challenges is emerging for ...
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Waymo reveals what happens to NYE revelers who pass out drunk in its self-driving taxis
Self-driving taxi company Waymo has revealed what would happen if a passenger passes out drunk in one of its vehicles, as many New Years Eve revelers across the San Francisco Bay Area may opt to ...
I rode a Waymo with my 6-year-old twins. The experience was fun but the use cases feel limited.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Ollerhead, 43, a Scottsdale mom who took her twin children on their ...
Man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
A man nearly missed his flight back home all because he says the self-driving Waymo taxi he was using to get to the airport wouldn’t stop driving in circles.