ATLANTA — A driverless Waymo vehicle ended up in the middle of an active police scene in Atlanta over the weekend, prompting renewed concerns about how autonomous vehicles respond in dangerous situations.
The incident happened on Saturday on Cheshire Bridge Road. 11Alive’s Chase Houle watched the Waymo vehicle, with a passenger seated in the back, bypass multiple Atlanta Police squad cars and officers before coming to a stop in the middle of the crime scene.
Just down the street, an apartment complex was on lockdown. SWAT teams and officers in tactical gear were seen going in and out of the building as police responded to what they described as a dangerous situation. According to Atlanta Police, a man had barricaded himself inside a unit after allegedly shooting at officers. Two reported injuries during the encounter; one officer was grazed in the head while the other sustained lacerations to his hand from falling debris…