Man filmed jumping onto Waymo taxi and tearing sensor from its roof in Los Angeles

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14 Jul 2026 • 1:57 AM MYT
The Independent
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Man filmed jumping onto Waymo taxi and tearing sensor from its roof in Los Angeles

  • A shirtless man vandalised a Waymo self-driving taxi in the middle of a busy Los Angeles intersection on Saturday, 11 July.
  • Footage captured the man initially perched on the vehicle's cracked windscreen, before he began tearing apart the sensor located on the car's roof.
  • He then hoisted himself onto the roof of the car, screaming at the sensor whilst continuing to pull apart the vehicle's electrical components.
  • Los Angeles Police Officers arrived at the scene following the incident.
  • The man was subsequently arrested by the police on charges of vandalism.

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