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Self-driving car set on fire by crowd in San Francisco

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Reuters

<p>A video posted on social media on Saturday (February 10) showed a large crowd surrounding and vandalizing a self-driving taxi in San Francisco before it was set on fire.</p><p>Fireworks were thrown inside the Waymo robotaxi causing it to catch fire, San Francisco Fire Department said in a statement on social media.</p><p>Waymo, Alphabet&#x27;s autonomous driving unit, has sought to expand its driverless service in Los Angeles, where it is now testing rides and allowing new rides only by invitation.</p><p>But robot car companies have run into resistance from some lawmakers and citizens who fear the vehicles are as yet unproven and pose a safety risk. - report from Reuters</p><div><strong>(Production: Anna Magdalena Lubowicka, Mariana Sandoval, Vitalii Yalahuzian)</strong></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Fireworks were thrown inside the Waymo robotaxi causing it to catch fire, San Francisco Fire Department said in a statement on social media.</p>

Fireworks were thrown inside the Waymo robotaxi causing it to catch fire, San Francisco Fire Department said in a statement on social media.