Overview
- A witness photographed three youths sitting on open window ledges of a Waymo as the vehicle drove east from Santa Monica into West Los Angeles during rush-hour traffic on Friday.
- The witness followed the car for several blocks and called Waymo customer service, and she says an agent told her the company could monitor cameras and stop the vehicle but did not do so because it was "not the right place."
- Santa Monica police told reporters they had received no calls or official reports about the incident, and there has been no public enforcement action reported.
- Multiple news outlets published the eyewitness photos and accounts and reporters say Waymo did not respond to media requests for comment at the time of reporting.
- The episode spotlights safety risks for the children and other road users, raises questions about when remote operators will intervene in real time, and follows other recent concerns about Waymo vehicle behavior reported by media.