A Waymo autonomous vehicle may have captured video footage of a fatal shooting incident in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood over the weekend, highlighting the emerging role of self-driving cars as potential witnesses in criminal investigations. The incident resulted in one man’s death and left another person critically injured.
The incident and arrest
According to 9-1-1 dispatcher calls cited by the San Francisco Standard, a Waymo robotaxi was parked near the crime scene during the shooting. Police have identified the suspect as 23-year-old Larry Hudgson Jr., who was subsequently arrested without incident in a nearby neighborhood and booked into county jail. It remains unclear whether law enforcement has formally requested footage from the autonomous vehicle.
Privacy concerns
Waymo vehicles are equipped with extensive surveillance technology, fea
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