Your robotaxi might be a narc

<figure> <img alt="Waymo robotaxi with handcuffs" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268756_Robotaxis_are_cops_now_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">In early September, two teenagers got into a Waymo, but then ended up in the back of a police car. The robotaxi company said it detected "a violation of our terms of service involving a firearm," pulled the car over, and alerted emergency services, according to the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-12/juveniles-riding-in-waymo-arrested-after-police-find-ghost-gun"><em>Los Angeles Times</em></a>. Police<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SFPD/posts/pfbid0yyfDEZT2ef3XK6JDoaJCu6WpVyw6JKfEe558Eeev8AWMT6tU8SMNPaa7DGpKbTv8l"> arrested</a> the passengers after allegedly finding a loaded AR-style "ghost gun" in the vehicle. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The arrests exposed a lot of unanswered questions about privacy and autonomous vehicles, including what they are recording, what they do with the footage, and how much privacy riders should expect while riding inside them.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Waymo's camera-covered cars have alre …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/996863/robotaxi-waymo-police-privacy-surveillance">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>