Protesters destroyed five Waymo cars during Los Angeles anti-deportation rallies. Demonstrators summoned the self-driving vehicles and attacked them with bats and batons. The damaged cars cost about $600,000 total. Police clashed with protesters during the attacks. Video footage shows burning vehicles and damaged cars spread across social media.
Waymo runs ride services using autonomous cars across four cities. Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin all have these services. The company wants to add 10 more cities through 2025. Las Vegas and San Diego will be part of this expansion. Each car uses expensive sensors worth around $120,000.
Jaguar I-Pace vehicles carry the technology for Waymo. LiDAR sensors, cameras and radar guide each car. Computers process all the information from these devices. Tesla takes a different path with neural networks and photon-counting cameras. The two companies compete for autonomous vehicle customers.
Tesla plans to test driverless Model Y cars next week. Austin will host the first trials with 10 to 20 robotaxis. The electric car maker aims to reach multiple US cities through 2025. X and other platforms show dramatic protest footage. Updates about the incident continue to emerge.
Waymo runs ride services using autonomous cars across four cities. Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin all have these services. The company wants to add 10 more cities through 2025. Las Vegas and San Diego will be part of this expansion. Each car uses expensive sensors worth around $120,000.
Jaguar I-Pace vehicles carry the technology for Waymo. LiDAR sensors, cameras and radar guide each car. Computers process all the information from these devices. Tesla takes a different path with neural networks and photon-counting cameras. The two companies compete for autonomous vehicle customers.
Tesla plans to test driverless Model Y cars next week. Austin will host the first trials with 10 to 20 robotaxis. The electric car maker aims to reach multiple US cities through 2025. X and other platforms show dramatic protest footage. Updates about the incident continue to emerge.
