"Driverless Car Vandalized and Set Ablaze by Mob in San Francisco's Chinatown"

A driverless taxi owned by Waymo, the autonomous driving unit of Google’s parent company Alphabet, was targeted by vandals in San Francisco, who smashed its windows, covered it in paint, and set off fireworks inside, causing a fire. No passengers were inside at the time, and no injuries were reported. This incident comes amid increasing frustration with driverless cars in San Francisco, with the California Department of Motor Vehicles banning Waymo rival Cruise from operating robotaxis and city officials blaming the technology for obstructing emergency vehicles and causing traffic. Additionally, a recent collision involving a self-driving car and a cyclist is under investigation, and a pair of Super Bowl ads called for a boycott of Tesla's allegedly "defective self-driving software."