SAN BRUNO, CA - Police were left baffled after pulling over a car without anyone behind the wheel in San Bruno. Officers were taking part in DUI enforcement when they observed a Waymo car making an illegal U-turn right in front of them.

They pulled the car over, but since it had no human occupants, they were unable to issue a ticket. Driverless cars are unable to be cited for traffic violations unless there is a human safety driver in the vehicle.

San Bruno police wrote in a social media post that they alerted Waymo to the “glitch” and that their citation books don’t have a box for “robot.”

Story Date: October 5, 2025