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Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo is limiting service due to Saturday\u2019s scheduled nationwide \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests against President Donald Trump and his policies.<\/p>\n
A Waymo spokesperson confirmed the changes to Wired<\/a> on Friday. Service is reportedly affected in San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, and Phoenix, and is entirely suspended in Los Angeles. It\u2019s not clear how long the limited service will last.<\/p>\n As part of protests last weekend in Los Angeles against the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown, five Waymo vehicles were set on fire<\/a> and spray painted with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) messages. In response, Waymo suspended service in downtown LA<\/a>.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s not entirely clear why protestors targeted the vehicles, they may be seen as a surveillance tool, as police departments have requested robotaxi footage for their investigations<\/a> in the past. (Waymo says it challenges requests that it sees as overly broad or lacking a legal basis.)<\/p>\n According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the city\u2019s fire chief told officials<\/a> Wednesday that \u201cin a period of civil unrest, we will not try to extinguish those fires unless they are up against a building.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n