Man Held in Attempt to Steal Waymo Self-Driving Vehicle in Downtown LA
Published on March 5, 2024
A Los Angeles man was arrested Sunday after a failed attempt to steal a self-driving taxi downtown, despite receiving repeated warnings to stop, according to a news release by police. Vincent Maurice Jones, 33, was arrested during the early morning hours of March 3, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was released the same day and is expected to return to court March 28. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Mr. Jones was dropped off by a white Jaguar car on Main Street, north of 1st Street, around 10:30 p.m., where he then entered one of Waymo’s autonomous vehicle rideshare cars and tried to override the controls....