Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long.

California has been coping with civil unrest, as swarms of protesters have taken to the streets following a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting workplaces in Los Angeles County.

In one photo, at least five Waymo robotaxis can be seen engulfed in flames, with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement graffiti scrawled on the doors.

Waymo robotaxis were torched in LA protests over ICE raids, raising fears over AI surveillance and corporate tech in immigrant communities.

Waymo taxis were set on fire during L.A. protests. It's unclear whether they were called or if protesters simply took advantage of their presence

Thugs burned Waymo self-driving taxis owned by Google during the Los Angeles riots amid an ongoing crime crackdown. Footage shows the vehicles engulfed in flames, smoke billowing into the air, as demonstrators watch the chaotic scene unfold on June 8.

Waymo is a project of Google, whose CEO, Sundar Pichai, attended Donald Trump’s inauguration. And the company’s effort to replace human drivers with robots is a threat to blue-collar jobs — to say nothing of its work on AI and all the societal implications on labor and education that entails.

LA residents who surveyed the damage after the protests on June 8 were disillusioned by what unfolded in their city and feared what might come next.