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The suspect "attempted to put the vehicle in ‘Drive’ but could not manipulate the controls,” the LAPD said in a statement.
A man is facing an attempted grand theft auto charge after trying — and failing — to steal a self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night.
The LAPD said in a statement Sunday that Vincent Maurice Jones, 33, got into a fully autonomous Waymo car just after it dropped off a passenger on Main Street north of 1st Street, near to City Hall, around 10.30 p.m. on Saturday.
The suspect got into the driver's seat — but the alleged theft did not go according to plan.
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A man is facing an attempted grand theft auto charge after trying — and failing — to steal a self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night.
The LAPD said in a statement Sunday that Vincent Maurice Jones, 33, got into a fully autonomous Waymo car just after it dropped off a passenger on Main Street north of 1st Street, near to City Hall, around 10.30 p.m. on Saturday.
The suspect got into the driver's seat — but the alleged theft did not go according to plan.
Man arrested and accused of trying to steal a self-driving taxi in L.A.
The suspect "attempted to put the vehicle in ‘Drive’ but could not manipulate the controls,” Los Angeles police said.
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