Waymo is a project of Google, whose CEO, Sundar Pichai, attended Donald Trump’s inauguration. And the company’s effort to replace human drivers with robots is a threat to blue-collar jobs — to say nothing of its work on AI and all the societal implications on labor and education that entails.

Waymo taxis were set on fire during L.A. protests. It's unclear whether they were called or if protesters simply took advantage of their presence

The Los Angeles Police Department also urged people to steer clear of downtown because burning lithium-ion batteries can release toxic fumes.