Waymo Called the Cops on Teenagers Inside a Driverless Taxi
If anyone thought riding in an autonomous vehicle meant total privacy, two teenagers just found out the hard way that Waymo is always watching.
Two 15-year-olds hopped into a driverless Waymo cab and decided to turn their ride into a chaotic mini-party, allegedly drinking alcohol and firing toy guns out the windows.
Instead of just charging a messy-vehicle fee, remote operators watching the live camera feed stepped in. Waymo remotely disabled the car, locked the doors, and called the police straight to the vehicle's location.
The situation ended with officers taking the teens into custody. While drinking and pointing toy guns from a moving car is undeniably foolish, the incident opened up a heated debate about how closely passenger cabin cameras are being monitored in real time.
Robots might not judge passengers, but the human safety team staring through the lens definitely will.
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