Teens, Water Beads, and Self-Driving Cars | San Francisco News

Two teens in San Mateo got themselves in hot water—literally—while riding in a Waymo self-driving car, sipping drinks and firing water beads from Powerade bottles. Waymo flagged the behavior, police were called, and the kids were detained for underage riding, unsupervised passengers, and violating the car’s no-alcohol policy. The cops noted that even harmless-looking projectiles can cause real harm at speed—and joked that using the autonomous vehicle was probably the smartest move they made that day. A wild mix of tech, mischief, and unintended consequences. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6b4ee70e22439b2b