{"id":2494851,"date":"2025-10-05T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-cops-left-scratching-their-heads-after-self-driving-car-breaks-the-law-a-ticket-couldnt-be-issued\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T11:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:11:28","slug":"california-cops-left-scratching-their-heads-after-self-driving-car-breaks-the-law-a-ticket-couldnt-be-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-cops-left-scratching-their-heads-after-self-driving-car-breaks-the-law-a-ticket-couldnt-be-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"California Cops Left Scratching Their Heads After Self-Driving Car Breaks the Law: &#8216;A Ticket Couldn&#8217;t Be Issued&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-cops-left-scratching-their-heads-after-self-driving-car-breaks-the-law-a-ticket-couldnt-be-issued%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2494851&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Police in San Bruno, California, stopped a driverless Waymo vehicle after it made an illegal U-turn at a traffic light. The officers, on patrol for DUI enforcement, witnessed the maneuver but could not issue a ticket as current traffic laws only apply to human drivers. The incident highlighted a legal gap concerning self-driving cars, prompting authorities to contact Waymo about the &#8220;glitch.&#8221; California has introduced legislation addressing autonomous vehicle incidents, but it mainly requires reporting them to the Department of Motor Vehicles rather than imposing penalties. Similar controversies have arisen, such as a Waymo car in Atlanta failing to stop for a school bus. Experts stress the need to hold autonomous vehicles to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-seeks-reforms-of-who-amid-covid-19-failure\/\" title=\"House Republicans want to reform WHO due to its COVID-19 failure\">high safety standards<\/a> before widespread adoption. Waymo stated they are investigating the incident to improve road safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police stopped a driverless Waymo car that made an illegal maneuver in San Bruno, California.<\/p>\n<p>The two officers were on patrol when they saw the vehicle bust an illegal U-turn at a traffic light, according to a San Bruno Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sanbrunopolice\/posts\/pfbid02bnkV9crmvJXkixZRqkmCnLMRyVXHVGKLwgDTRDxz9bvcE39D2Nze2nLcxZH4iZzQl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>&nbsp;on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s right &hellip; no driver, no hands, no clue,&rdquo; the Sept. 27 post read.<\/p>\n<p>It was a new experience for the officers, who contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-waymo-bringing-self-driving-trucks-to-phoenix-area-freeways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waymo<\/a> about the &ldquo;glitch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since there was no human driver, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-crushing-democracy-by-cutting-out-political-competition\/\" title=\"Dems Crushing Democracy By Cutting Out Political Competition\">ticket couldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be issued (our citation books don&rsquo;t have a box for &lsquo;robot&rsquo;). Hopefully the reprogramming will keep it from making any more illegal moves,&rdquo; the post read.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A driverless Waymo robotaxi making an illegal U-turn in San Bruno has highlighted a major gap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-maine-democrat-gov-janet-mills-administration-weighs-gas-tax-to-pay-for-pricey-clean-transportation\/\" title=\"Report: Maine Democrat Gov. Janet Mills\u2019 Administration Weighs Gas Tax to Pay for Pricey \u2018Clean Transportation\u2019\">traffic law enforcement<\/a>. Police on DUI patrol witnessed the Jaguar I-Pace maneuver, but under current California law, moving violations can only be issued to human drivers. With no&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CaCwn0gx8v\">pic.twitter.com\/CaCwn0gx8v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NextMetropolis (@NextMetropolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextMetropolis\/status\/1974123634596712526?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While humorous, the incident further exposes a gap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-utopia-new-california-law-terminate-500000-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California legislation<\/a> regarding self-driving cars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I bet everyday Californians wish that, when they made a mistake driving, they got a courtesy note instead of an expensive ticket,&rdquo; Peter Finn, the Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said in 2024, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/technology\/story\/2025-09-30\/can-driverless-cars-get-tickets-what-happened-when-bay-area-police-pulled-over-a-waymo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police in one Bay Area city expected to spend Friday night looking for impaired drivers. Instead, they found themselves pulling over a car with no driver at all.<br \/> During a grant-funded DUI enforcement operation in San Bruno, officers watched as one of Waymo&rsquo;s autonomous vehicles&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8P3Pg97pI\">pic.twitter.com\/y8P3Pg97pI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Netter (@nettermike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nettermike\/status\/1972277611201229126?\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last year, California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/right-newsoms-20-min-wage-now-nuked-20000-fast-food-jobs-cost-remaining-workers-thousands-lost-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> signed Assembly Bill 1777 aiming to address the issue; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law reportedly takes effect<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p>But it would merely allow police to report self-driving car incidents to the Department of Motor Vehicles, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are looking into this situation and are committed to improving road safety through our ongoing learnings and experience,&rdquo; Waymo spokeswoman Julia Ilina said about the recent San Bruno incident.<\/p>\n<p>A similar Waymo incident occurred in Atlanta on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/waymo-5-years-since-robotaxi-debut-u-s-streets-still-working-out-issues-driverless-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The car reportedly drove by a parked school bus flashing its red stop lights.<\/p>\n<p>If it were a human driver, they&rsquo;d be facing a $1,000 ticket, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they need to be held to a higher standard,&rdquo; Robert Sumwalt, former National Transportation Safety Board chair, said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-big-tech-wants-to-apply-its-monopoly-power-to-the-cars-of-tomorrow\/\" title=\"Politico: Big Tech Wants to Apply Its Monopoly Power to the Cars of Tomorrow\">autonomous cars<\/a>. &ldquo;Before we have widespread use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsoms-robotaxi-push-halted-driverless-car-strikes-pins-pedestrian-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-driving vehicles<\/a>, we&rsquo;ve got to make sure that they are implemented properly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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