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A Waymo driverless taxi briefly entered an apparent police standoff area in downtown Los Angeles during a high-risk arrest, staying in the vicinity for no more than 15 seconds, with Waymo emphasizing safety and ongoing improvements in autonomous vehicle operations.
Vandals in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood destroyed a driverless Waymo robotaxi by breaking its window and setting it ablaze with fireworks during Lunar New Year celebrations. The incident, caught on camera, resulted in the car erupting in fire and smoke as revelers crowded the streets. Waymo stated that the vehicle had recently dropped off a rider and was navigating to its next destination when the vandalism occurred, and that no injuries were reported.
Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, has announced that it will pause all driverless operations in the United States following a directive from California regulators to take its autonomous cars off the state's roads. This decision affects Cruise's robot taxi services in Austin, Texas, and Phoenix, as well as noncommercial operations in Dallas, Houston, and Miami. The company plans to examine its processes and tools to earn public trust. The move is a setback for Cruise, which had been expanding its services and had plans to test driverless vehicles in Nashville and Seattle. The decision comes after a recent incident in which a Cruise vehicle dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.