US Robotaxi Firm Waymo Investigates London Police Tape Breach

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:05]An awkward blunder for a driverless car company in London.

[00:00:09]Waymo has apologized after one of its vehicles drove straight through a police cordon at a crime scene in Harlesden.

[00:00:15]This social media footage captured the moments the car rolled right past flashing blue lights and snapped through the police tape before being abruptly halted by officers.

[00:00:24]The area had been blocked off following a double stabbing earlier that evening.

[00:00:28]But here's the twist.

[00:00:30]The tech wasn't actually at fault.

[00:00:32]Waymo says a human validation driver was in full control and operating the vehicle in manual mode at the time.

[00:00:40]The company claims that if the automated system had been turned on, its sensors would have spotted the tape and stopped automatically.

[00:00:46]The driver has since been suspended and Waymo says they're investigating. Talk about a bad day at the office.