Two 15-year-olds were detained by police after a self-driving Waymo vehicle, which they were reportedly drinking in and shooting water beads from, was remotely forced into a parking lot by the company in Northern California. Officials confirmed that Waymo alerted law enforcement, leading to the intervention.
San Mateo police officers stopped and searched the autonomous vehicle on Monday afternoon after a Waymo representative contacted them, according to department spokesperson Jeanine Luna. Bystander photos shared with a local TV station depicted the teenagers hanging out of the Waymo’s windows. Police determined the teens were consuming alcohol and firing Orbeez, soft, water-absorbent polymer beads, into the streets.
