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Waymo, a subsidiary of Google mum or dad firm Alphabet, is quickly eradicating its autonomous automobiles from downtown Los Angeles after rioters set a number of the autos on hearth in response to federal immigration raids.
Waymo mentioned it rapidly eliminated its autonomous autos from downtown L.A. and “is not going to be serving that space in the meanwhile out of an abundance of warning.” The corporate mentioned it nonetheless plans to function in different components of Los Angeles.
A spokesperson instructed FOX Enterprise that the corporate is “in contact with regulation enforcement.”
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The corporate mentioned a lot of its autos had been within the neighborhood of the place the riots had been going down within the downtown space of town as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carries out raids throughout town.
Round 9:15 p.m. native time on Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) confirmed on X that “a number of autonomous autos” had been set on hearth.
Flames engulf an autonomous Waymo automobile throughout an anti-ICE riot in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (BENJAMIN HANSON/Center East Pictures/AFP through Getty Pictures)
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A wave of violent riots erupted over the weekend in response to a sequence of ICE raids, with demonstrators urging the Trump administration to finish deportations.
President Donald Trump concurrently deployed 1000’s of Nationwide Guard troops to town, which native leaders have argued solely escalated tensions within the space.
Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on X that he’s asking the administration to “rescind their illegal deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command.”
Flames engulf an autonomous Waymo automobile throughout an anti-ICE riot in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (BENJAMIN HANSON/Center East Pictures/AFP through Getty Pictures)
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass mentioned she is “saddened” to see the vandalism that has stemmed from the riots in components of town.
“I’ll let you know that I am saddened by the extent of the vandalism within the type of graffiti all via the downtown space,” she instructed CNN’s “The State of affairs Room” on Monday.
Waymo automobiles burn throughout a riot close to the federal constructing in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP through 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 did not disperse.
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“Agitators have splintered into and thru out (sic) the Downtown Space,” the LAPD’s Central Division wrote on X on Sunday. “Residents, companies and guests to the Downtown Space ought to be alert and report any prison exercise. Officers are responding to a number of totally different places to disperse crowds.”
