Why Waymos Have Been Vandalized by Protesters
Several self-driving cars were set on fire amid anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles this weekend.
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Several self-driving cars were set on fire amid anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles this weekend.
When President Donald Trump put 2,000 National Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But it was also a move long in the making.
During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered "thermal runaway" in several Waymo robotaxis' lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride
California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the fire water supply that L.A. firefighters had access to.
Los Angeles spent a record-shattering $1. 1 billion in overtime in 2024 while just 8,620 officers - the thinnest blue line since 1995 - grapple with nightly bedlam across the city, according to a new OpenTheBooks analysis released Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote that the state will have an opportunity to file its opposition.
Protesters hold a Mexican flag and signs during a student-led demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2025. The rally, organized by Chicano student groups, focused on immigrant rights and... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Two women dance together, draped in flags and surrounded by cheering demonstrators, during a student-led protest at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument on Feb. 4, 2025. The rally combined... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
The charred remains of the Community Church United Methodist in Pacific Palisades, Calif., photographed on Jan. 14, 2025. A sign advertising Christmas worship services stands in stark contrast to the... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images