March 4, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Police Department officials report that on March 3, 2024, a man was arrested after attempting to steal a fully autonomous driving vehicle belonging to Waymo.

On March 2, 2024, around 10:30 p.m., a fully autonomous driving vehicle, a white Jaguar sedan, dropped off a passenger on Main Street north of 1^st Street. The suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Vincent Maurice Jones, entered the vehicle, and sat in the driver’s seat. Jones attempted to put the vehicle in “Drive” but could not manipulate the controls. A Waymo representative used the communication system in the vehicle and warned Jones to exit the vehicle.

Jones did not follow the instructions, and the representative contacted the LAPD. A Central Division police unit responded, and Jones was arrested for 664 487(D)(1) PC, Attempt Grand Theft Auto.

Source: LAPD