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A enactment of Waymo vehicles pain connected a thoroughfare during an anti-ICE protestation successful downtown Los Angeles, California, connected June 8, 2025.
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Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were acceptable ablaze successful downtown Los Angeles connected Sunday amid wide protests against President Donald Trump's migration crackdown.
A spokesperson for the Alphabet-owned institution confirmed 5 Waymo vehicles were vandalized successful the vicinity of protests and that they were incapable to beryllium retrieved. Waymo is suspending work successful the protestation country until it is deemed safe, the spokesperson added.
Waymo responded with guidance from the Los Angeles Police Department, the spokesperson said.
The protests erupted successful downtown L.A. connected Friday aft Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids successful the metropolis and surrounding communities. Demonstrations were mostly peaceful, but tensions flared Saturday and Sunday, with constabulary clashing with protesters adjacent the Metropolitan Detention Center successful downtown LA.
A Waymo car burns successful the thoroughfare arsenic fume billows during protests successful Los Angeles, California, connected June 8, 2025.
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California National Guard members arrived successful the metropolis connected Sunday aft Trump signed an bid to deploy 2,000 troops successful effect to the protests. California Governor Gavin Newsom said the authorities plans to record a suit against the Trump medication aft it "illegally acted to federalize the National Guard," Newsom wrote successful a station connected X connected Monday.
In 1 photo, a enactment of Waymo robotaxis tin beryllium seen engulfed successful flames, with anti-ICE graffiti scrawled crossed the cars' hoods and doors. It's unclear whether the vehicles were deliberately targeted.
Some radical were seen tossing Lime e-scooters into the burning Waymo vehicles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
A shirtless protester stands atop a Waymo conveyance during an anti-ICE protestation successful downtown Los Angeles, California, connected June 8, 2025.
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"Burning lithium-ion batteries merchandise toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby," the LAPD said successful a statement posted connected X.
Waymo began offering robotaxi rides crossed 80-plus quadrate miles of LA successful 2024. The work besides operates successful parts of San Francisco, Phoenix and Austin.
-- CNBC's Lora Kolodny contributed reporting to this article.
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