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In early September, a Waymo robotaxi in the Los Angeles area detected what the company described as a violation of its terms of service involving a firearm, pulled over, and alerted emergency services, leading police to arrest two teenage passengers after allegedly finding a loaded AR-style 'ghost gun' inside the vehicle. The incident, reported by the Los Angeles Times, has drawn attention to the surveillance capabilities built into autonomous vehicles. The case has raised new questions about privacy, law enforcement cooperation, and the extent to which robotaxi companies like Waymo monitor and report on passenger behavior, an issue with implications for the broader self-driving industry as such vehicles become more widespread.