Kids arrested after Waymo reports a gun in self-driving car

Two minors were arrested for possessing a “ghost gun” in a self-driving car after Waymo reportedly called authorities on them, according to police and news reports.

The minors, a boy and girl whose ages and names weren’t released, were in an autonomous vehicle in San Francisco on Sept. 3 when, just before 4 a.m. local time, police got a report about passengers having a firearm, according to a statement from the San Francisco Police Department.

Officers conducted a “high-risk vehicle stop” and arrested the pair. They were found with an AR-style assault rifle that was a “ghost gun,” a weapon that lacks a serial number to trace and can be bought in parts and assembled or sometimes 3D printed. Officers also found suspected marijuana and mace spray, the police department said…

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