San Bruno police said a ticket couldn’t be issued. (San Bruno Police Department)
San Bruno, Calif.
Authorities in Northern California say they dealt with an unusual situation over the weekend involving a driverless vehicle.
According to the San Bruno Police Department, officers were conducting a DUI enforcement operation when they spotted a Waymo robotaxi making an illegal U-turn in front of them at a light.
Officers pulled over the vehicle, which had no human driver behind the wheel, so they had to contact the company regarding the violation.
“That’s right … no driver, no hands, no clue,” the department shared.
San Bruno police said a ticket couldn’t be issued as their “citation books don’t have a box for robot.”
The department said this was a first for the officers involved to be pulling over a vehicle without a human driver, but that Waymo was made aware of the vehicle “glitch.”
“Hopefully, the reprogramming will keep it from making any more illegal moves,” police shared.
Authorities said there is legislation in the works that will allow officers to issue notices to robotaxi companies for similar traffic violations.