SAN MATEO, Calif., July 8 (San Francisco News Online) — Waymo said its robotaxi alerted police and stopped in San Mateo after two 15-year-old riders were seen drinking alcohol and shooting toy pellets from inside the vehicle, according to the San Mateo Police Department.
Police said the vehicle pulled over in a parking lot Monday afternoon and officers responded to the scene. The department said it detained the boys after the stop.
Officers found toy gel blasters and alcohol inside the car, according to police. No one was injured.
Waymo contacted police after the vehicle detected the riders’ behavior, police said. The teens were later released to their parents, and no charges had been announced at the time of the reports.
The police department did not identify the teens. Reports described the projectiles variously as Orbeez, water beads, toy guns or gel-blaster pellets, but all said the same ride ended with a police response.
