Teens discover their robot taxi is a narc

Two teenagers in San Mateo learned that their Waymo robotaxi wasn't just a ride—it was a witness. According to Boing Boing, the autonomous vehicle reported them to authorities for underage drinking and shooting Orbeez from the back seat. The incident captures an odd reality of the driverless future: your transportation is equipped with surveillance, and unlike a human driver, it has no judgment call to make—only a report to file.

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