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The robotaxi company Waymo has suspended service in some parts of Los Angeles after some of its vehicles were summoned and then vandalized by protesters angry with ongoing raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Five of Waymo's autonomous Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicles were summoned downtown to the site of anti-ICE protests, at which point they were vandalized with slashed tires and spray-painted messages. Three were set on fire.

The Los Angeles Police Department warned people to avoid the area due to risks from toxic gases given off by burning EVs. And Waymo told Ars that it is "in touch with law enforcement" regarding the matter.

The protesters in Los Angeles were outraged after ICE, using brutal tactics, began detaining people in raids across the city. Thousands of Angelenos took to the streets over the weekend to confront the masked federal enforcers and, in some cases, forced them away.

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

See, sometimes I look at protests, and I just question... what exactly is the purpose of this? Nah, fr, how does this affect ICE? I'm not going to call the perpetrators terrorists or evil or anything, but why exactly? Does Waymo support Trump or something? Just seems a bit random, besides showing anger.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Waymo records everything, and has been used to arrest people after police requested data.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 20 points 1 day ago

Ohhhh... Shit, mb, makes sense.

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