Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns
Waymo alerted police to suspected criminal activity by two teenagers inside one of its autonomous robotaxis in San Mateo, California. The incident has sparked a debate regarding passenger privacy and the extent to which autonomous vehicle companies should monitor and report user behavior.
Police in San Mateo, Calif., posted Monday on social media that they had apprehended a pair of teenagers from a Waymo driverless robotaxi after the company alerted authorities to suspected criminal activity. It's the latest incident involving video surveillance of passengers and others by autonomous vehicles — raising questions about the limits of privacy in such vehicles.
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