Waymo limits the service before today’s protests, “No Kings”

Robotaxi, owned by Alphabet Waymo, challenged the service due to the “No Kings” protests scheduled for the country on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his policies.

Waymo spokesman Confirm the changes on wire Friday. According to what was reported, the service was affected in San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta and Phenix, and it is fully suspended in Los Angeles. It is not clear the time when the limited service will continue.

As part of the protests at the end of last week in Los Angeles against the Trump administration’s migration campaign, Waymo Five vehicles were shot Workshops were drawn with messages to enforce immigration and customs enforcement (ICE). In response, Waymo suspended service in downtown Los Angeles.

Although it is not quite clear why the demonstrators target vehicles, they may be seen as a monitoring tool, as the police stations do Request Robotaxi footage for their investigations in the past. (Waymo says it challenges the requests that it sees very wide or lacks a legal basis.)

According to the tongue of Francisco Chronic, The city’s firefighter was told the officials Wednesday that “in a period of civil disturbances, we will not try to extinguish these fires unless they are against the building.”