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Waymo robotaxis, Lime e-scooters set ablaze during LA protests


Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued.

Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set on fire this weekend amid unrest in downtown Los Angeles spurred by groups protesting immigration raids in the city by the Trump administration. Since Waymo launched its self-driving ride-hail service in Los Angeles in November 2024, its cars have been the target of several acts of vandalism in LA and other cities it operates in. Rebecca Bellan is a senior reporter at TechCrunch, where she covers Tesla and Elon Musk’s broader empire, autonomy, AI, electrification, gig work platforms, Big Tech regulatory scrutiny, and more.

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