Accused thief hops into driverless car – then can’t drive it away, California cops say


A Waymo vehicle had just dropped off a passenger when the would-be thief jumped into the driver’s seat, but the 33-year-old man couldn’t figure out how to take over manual control of the car, police said. — Reuters

A man hopped into a driverless Jaguar to try to steal it but couldn’t figure out how to drive it away, California police reported.

The vehicle, which belonged to the ride-hailing service Waymo, had just dropped off a customer at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 2, when the man jumped into the driver’s seat, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.

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