Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during L.A. protests as company cuts service
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Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during LA protests as company cuts service
Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were set ablaze in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday amid widespread protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The protests erupted in downtown L.A. on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids in the city.
Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were set ablaze in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday amid widespread protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
A spokesperson for the Alphabet -owned company confirmed there were multiple Waymo vehicles in the vicinity of protests that were unable to be retrieved. Waymo is suspending service in the protest area until it is deemed safe, the spokesperson added.
Waymo responded with guidance from the Los Angeles Police Department, the spokesperson said.
The protests erupted in downtown L.A. on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids in the city and surrounding communities. Demonstrations were largely peaceful, but tensions flared Saturday and Sunday, with police clashing with protesters near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/photos-waymo-fire-la-protests.html