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Waymo will fake mechanical problems if they catch you doing dumb stuff.
Two teenagers who were drinking alcohol and shooting a toy gun out the window of their Waymo were arrested last week after being tricked by a remote operator into thinking the vehicle had mechanical problems.
Until recently, the debate around Waymo’s remote operators has mostly centered on where they are located: here in the US or overseas? Now we also have to contend with duplicitous remote operators snitching you out to the cops. (But really, don’t shoot water pellets out of your robotaxi. That’s just stupid.)
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