A self-driving car in Downtown Phoenix was harassed by teens on Mar. 24, and our cameras were there when the incident happened…
One of the teens first attempted to open the door.
“The door handles are locked, and thanks to the Jaguar platform, they’re tucked away, so as you can see, the cyclist wasn’t even able to get into the car,” said Vishay Nihalani.
The teen then got on top of the Waymo’s hood, posing for a photo. The car, however, used its self-defense features to scare them off.
“Once it detects that these people are interfering with the driver of the car, it emits a noise or an audio prompt that really tells these the pedestrians to please move away and let the car proceed,” said Nihalani…
The car was not damaged, and the teens were not hurt…
Waymo officials say their cars are always watching, as the cars have cameras.