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Waymo, a subsidiary of Google father or mother firm Alphabet, is quickly eradicating its autonomous vehicles from downtown Los Angeles after rioters set among the autos on hearth in response to federal immigration raids.
Waymo mentioned it shortly eliminated its autonomous autos from downtown L.A. and “will not be serving that area for the time being out of an abundance of caution.” The corporate mentioned it nonetheless plans to function in different components of Los Angeles.
A spokesperson advised FOX Enterprise that the corporate is “in touch with law enforcement.”
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The corporate mentioned plenty of its autos had been within the neighborhood of the place the riots had been going down within the downtown space of the town as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carries out raids throughout the town.
Round 9:15 p.m. native time on Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) confirmed on X that “multiple autonomous vehicles” had been set on hearth.
Flames engulf an autonomous Waymo car throughout an anti-ICE riot in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (BENJAMIN HANSON/Center East Pictures/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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A wave of violent riots erupted over the weekend in response to a collection of ICE raids, with demonstrators urging the Trump administration to finish deportations.
President Donald Trump concurrently deployed hundreds of Nationwide Guard troops to the town, which native leaders have argued solely escalated tensions within the space.
Flames engulf an autonomous Waymo car throughout an anti-ICE riot in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (BENJAMIN HANSON/Center East Pictures/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass mentioned she is “saddened” to see the vandalism that has stemmed from the riots in components of the town.
“I will tell you that I’m saddened by the extent of the vandalism in the form of graffiti all through the downtown area,” she advised CNN’s “The Situation Room” on Monday.
Waymo vehicles burn throughout a riot close to the federal constructing in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Apart from autonomous autos, the LAPD posted on X that companies and residents in downtown Los Angeles have reported incidents of vandalism and looting in a single day on Sunday after rioters didn’t disperse.
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“Agitators have splintered into and through out (sic) the Downtown Area,” the LAPD’s Central Division wrote on X on Sunday. “Residents, businesses and visitors to the Downtown Area should be alert and report any criminal activity. Officers are responding to several different locations to disperse crowds.”
