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Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued.
On Sunday, June 8, in Los Angeles, several Waymo autonomous taxis were set ablaze during protests against ICE raids in the city. According to the Los Angeles Times, protesters who had converged on downtown L.
Waymo provided data to the California Public Utilities Commission showing that the rate of collisions also decreased as operations expanded.
Residents of Santa Monica, California, have been complaining and protesting the frequent noise-pollution from Waymo driverless cars.
The self-driving taxi company also said its vehicles were in the wrong place at the wrong time in Los Angeles after protesters set fire to several of the cars there.