{"id":2528148,"date":"2026-01-01T18:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-self-driving-car-goes-rogue-in-california-taxi-drives-passenger-into-active-l-a-fire-scene\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T18:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:33:39","slug":"another-self-driving-car-goes-rogue-in-california-taxi-drives-passenger-into-active-l-a-fire-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-self-driving-car-goes-rogue-in-california-taxi-drives-passenger-into-active-l-a-fire-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Self-Driving Car Goes Rogue in California: Taxi Drives Passenger Into Active L.A. Fire Scene"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fanother-self-driving-car-goes-rogue-in-california-taxi-drives-passenger-into-active-l-a-fire-scene%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=2528148&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>A Waymo robotaxi drove past emergency flares into an active fire scene in Hollywood after apparently taking a wrong turn onto a street blocked by the Los Angeles Fire Department; witnesses said the vehicle,with at least one passenger,remained in the restricted area for about 10 minutes before turning around and leaving. waymo, owned by Alphabet, has been involved in several unusual incidents recently &#8211; including an illegal U\u2011turn at a DUI checkpoint in San Bruno (where police could not issue a conventional moving-violation ticket to a driverless car), reportedly passing a stopped school bus in Atlanta, a Waymo vehicle that struck and killed a beloved San Francisco cat, and a woman who gave birth in the back seat of a Waymo ride. The string of events has highlighted gaps in enforcement and regulation: California law has limited options for citing autonomous vehicles (with AB 1777 not taking effect instantly), prompting calls for clearer rules and stricter oversight as Waymo expands service in multiple cities.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A self<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-driving taxi darted past emergency flares<\/a> into an active fire scene, KABC-TV reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident involving a Waymo robotaxi took place in Hollywood, California, the news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/waymo-car-drives-active-fire-scene-hollywood\/18333078\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The autonomous vehicle apparently took a wrong turn on Melrose Avenue and entered an area that had been blocked off by the Los Angeles Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>There appeared to be at least one passenger in the back seat of the vehicle, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told KABC the car stayed in the restricted area for about 10 minutes before making a U-turn and driving away.<\/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\"); 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the department&rsquo;s post explained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hopefully the reprogramming will keep it from making any more illegal moves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post went on, &ldquo;For those who believe that we are being [lenient], there is legislation in the works that will allow officers to issue the company notices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsanbrunopolice%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02bvmskCDGUr8sC4Z4CqBYm9CP3FxP3t8TXFoed4Atjrukk5Eeb93bgMGtaunRW8eml&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"735\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One X Post said California law only allows officers to issue moving violations to human drivers. Legislators attempted to address these safety concerns, but the final law was weakened to only allow &ldquo;notices of noncompliance&rdquo; to be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles.<\/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 traffic law enforcement. 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>That law, Assembly Bill 1777, won&rsquo;t take effect until July, &ldquo;leaving enforcement stuck in limbo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><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 a Sept. 29 incident involving a Waymo vehicle in Atlanta that reportedly zoomed past a school bus that was stopped with its flashing lights on.<\/p>\n<p>If a human driver got caught doing that, they would have received a $1,000 ticket, the network news outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a story that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorkers-cheer-as-ice-rounds-up-same-criminal-illegals-democrats-defend-to-the-death\/\" title=\"New Yorkers Cheer as ICE Rounds up Same Criminal ...s Democrats Defend to the Death\">made national headlines &#038;mdash<\/a>; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/05\/us\/waymo-kit-kat-san-francisco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage<\/a> by The New York Times, a beloved San Francisco cat named Kit Kat was killed Oct. 27 by a Waymo taxi, causing an outpouring of emotion and calls for increased regulation.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3Qg9JU3Syw?si=QbhrUjskczcwc1NF\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-woman-gives-birth-back-self-driving-taxi-wasnt-first-time\/?ff_source=conservativetribune.compage\/6page\/3page\/2page\/2page\/2page\/13page\/2page\/13page\/13page\/2page\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mother gave birth<\/a> in the back seat of a Waymo taxi while on her way to the hospital in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>(Stranger still, this was not the first birth to happen in one of these autonomous vehicles.)<\/p>\n<p>The company reportedly explained that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-woman-gives-birth-in-the-back-of-self-driving-taxi-it-wasnt-the-first-time\/\" title=\"... 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