{"id":6965,"date":"2026-09-13T15:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6965"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:05:34","slug":"waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6965","title":{"rendered":"Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SFPD\/posts\/pfbid0yyfDEZT2ef3XK6JDoaJCu6WpVyw6JKfEe558Eeev8AWMT6tU8SMNPaa7DGpKbTv8l\">police report<\/a> did not specify who was operating the autonomous car, Waymo later confirmed it was one of its vehicles to the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">A spokesperson told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-09-12\/juveniles-riding-in-waymo-arrested-after-police-find-ghost-gun\">LA Times<\/a><\/em> that a \u201cviolation of our terms of service involving a firearm\u201d was detected. At which point the car pulled over and alerted the authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Earlier this year, a Waymo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/964647\/waymo-will-fake-mechanical-problems-if-they-catch-you-doing-dumb-stuff\">faked having mechanical problems<\/a> to pull over when two passengers were drinking alcohol and firing a toy gun out of the back of the car. In that instance, the riders Waymo snitched on were also juveniles. So let this be a lesson to teens: if you\u2019re gonna do dumb stuff, don\u2019t do it in the back of a robotaxi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/994405\/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. 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