Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994405/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun

Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. While the police report did not specify who was operating the […]

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Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2d

Tommorow: waymo pulls over and call cops on riders watching porn with out age verification

Delilah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 2d (5 replies)

How did Waymo know they were in possession of an illegal firearm?

TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2d

those fucking cars are filled with cameras that are directed at you and being watched by live people.

Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2d (3 replies)

You can't easily conceal a firearm of that size without proper kit, and those taxis are more camera than car.

Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1d (2 replies)

But what made it illegal? A semiauto AK is perfectly legal, and I doubt the Waymo has camera fidelity enough to differentiate the two. (Cameras capable of looking it over and declaring a lack of serial number) Was it clearly custom made? Riders openly discussing it's nature?

0ndead@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 1d (1 reply)

TOS

Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1d

TOS to prohibit a firearm. Car stops, calls the cops. Trespassing charges if it's a legal gun? Otherwise just a GTFO because the company now refuses to serve them, as they are legally permitted to do? In this case it's also a ghost gun, extra spooky for the cops/government, so news worthy.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2d (5 replies)

Why does this sound made up, and what is it trying to sway our options about? What’s my rage supposed to be for this bait?

Madagaskar_sky@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2d (4 replies)

?? It's about the extension of the surveillance state to a new level? Though it's news, and the article is reporting on the incident that has created this news. Were you expecting something?

Zachariah@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2d (3 replies)

Were there actually two juveniles? Did they really have ghost guns? Did this even happen?

Madagaskar_sky@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2d (2 replies)

Verge has some reputation, so I guess it did. Are we going to descend into what's real? Because that's a different board.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Yeah, The Verge is not on my naughty list. Just become jaded about the news though. Wondering if maybe Waymo needs a scapegoat for ending its business, or it’s trying to get a better reputation because it helped put away bad guys.

massacre@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d

Well shit... Now I want to see the list!

ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 2d (4 replies)

What the hell is a ghost gun?

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 12 pts · 2d (3 replies)

An untraceable firearm

ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 2d (2 replies)

Ah ok. I thought the AI had hallucinated a gun.

kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Yeah, in most of the US they're completely legal provided you manufacture it yourself. Stuff like 3d printing has made that way more common.

ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 1d

That's absolutely crazy.