Anti-ICE protests broke out in Los Angeles after the Trump administration stepped up its ICE raids in heavily Latino-populated areas. Waymo vehicles are feeling it the most, with five set ablaze over the weekend protest.
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00:00Anti-ice protesters set five self-driving Waymo cars on fire in Los Angeles over the weekend.
00:06It's just the beginning, baby!
00:08It's just the beginning, because you're f***ing with us!
00:11And the world's gonna f***ing know that we're tired!
00:14Some saw the fires as a way to cause destruction without vandalizing average citizens' cars,
00:19since Waymo is owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet.
00:22It's also the world's first autonomous ride-sharing service.
00:25Others on Reddit suspect protesters set Waymo's ablaze because of Google's donations to Donald Trump's inauguration fund.
00:32Protesters have reportedly been throwing Lime e-scooters into the burning Waymo cars, too.
00:37The LAPD warned that the toxic gases from burning lithium-ion batteries can harm anyone in the area.
00:42Waymo has suspended robo-taxi service in the protest area until it's deemed safe.
00:47The protests began after the Trump administration stepped up its ICE raids in areas with prominent Latino populations.
00:53President Donald Trump called in California's National Guard troops on the third day of protests.
01:04The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, declared the 2000 troop order unlawful.
01:08It's not the first time that Waymo vehicles have been targeted in California.
01:12Last year, a crowd in San Francisco set one of the robo-taxis on fire during Lunar New Year celebrations amid a wave of distrust about driverless vehicles.
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