"Arrested: Man's Attempted Theft of Self-Driving Waymo Taxi in Downtown LA"

A 33-year-old man, Vincent Maurice Jones, was arrested in downtown Los Angeles after attempting to steal a self-driving taxi operated by Waymo. After the car's online communications system was used to instruct him to leave the vehicle, the LAPD was called and Jones was arrested. He is facing an attempted grand theft auto charge, which could result in up to three years in prison if convicted as a felony. Despite the incident, Waymo has been granted permission to expand its fleet of self-driving taxis in the greater LA area.