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Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns

NPR Technology Society Score 8/10

Summary

Two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns from a driverless taxi when the company disabled it and alerted police.

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<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7445x4966+0+0/resize/7445x4966!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2Fad%2F73abfd3e4e4e9dde79269730c9ad%2Fgettyimages-2285113441.jpg' alt='A Waymo robotaxi drives in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood this week.'/>Two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns from a driverless taxi when the company disabled it and alerted police.

(Image credit: Heather Diehl)

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