Waymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests

Robotaxi company Waymo in Alphabet limits the service due to the planned national ‘no kings’ protests against President Donald Trump and his policy.

A spokesperson for Waymo confirmed the changes in Wired On Friday. The service is reportedly affected in San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta and Phoenix and is fully suspended in Los Angeles. It is not clear how long the limited service will last.

As part of protests last weekend in Los Angeles against the immigration content of the Trump government, five Waymo vehicles were set on fire and painted with anti-immigration and customs enforcement messages (ICE). In response, Waymo Service in the center of LA.

Although it is not entirely clear why demonstrators have focused on the vehicles, they can be seen as a supervisory instrument, because in the past police services have asked robotaxi images for their research. (Waymo says that it challenges requests that it regards it too broadly or is missing a legal basis.)

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, The fire brigade commander of the city told the officials Wednesday that “in a period of civil unrest, we will not try to extinguish those fires unless they are against a building.”