Waymo driverless car pulled over in northern California for making illegal U-turn

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Waymo pulled over in San Bruno for making illegal U-turn; no driver

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Think autonomous cars are programmed to follow traffic laws? Think again.

San Bruno, California police officers pulled over a Waymo car with no driver Friday night while conducting a crackdown on driving under the influence.

Police said the Waymo made an illegal U-turn in front of them.

The department shared photos of the traffic stop.

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No citation was issued because there was no driver to cite.

That'll change next July when a new California law takes effect allowing law enforcement to issue citations to operators of driverless vehicles.

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