Orbeez
Coverage of Orbeez in the Nexus archive.
- Police detain 2 teens after a joy ride in a Waymo in Northern California
Police in Northern California detained two 15-year-olds who were drinking and shooting Orbeez from a self-driving Waymo vehicle. Waymo remotely pulled the car into a parking lot after alerting law enforcement, and officers found the teens engaging in the prohibited activities. Public concern arose over surveillance and privacy, with some questioning Waymo's role in the incident.
- Police detain 2 teens after a joy ride in a Waymo in Northern California
Police in Northern California detained two 15-year-olds who were drinking and shooting water beads from a self-driving Waymo vehicle. Waymo remotely stopped the car after alerting law enforcement, and officers searched the vehicle, finding the teens engaged in the prohibited activities.
- Waymo car delivers misbehaving teens to California police
Two 15-year-olds in California were detained by police after allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez beads from a Waymo driverless car. The vehicle remotely locked them inside until officers arrived, leading to a high-risk traffic stop and a potential investigation into underage drinking and threatening behavior.
- Driver held teens at gunpoint after they shot Orbeez pellets at his car in Port St. Lucie, police say
A driver held several teens at gunpoint in Port St. Lucie after they fired Orbeez pellets at his car, mistaking it for a friend. Police arrested a 15-year-old for shooting into an unoccupied vehicle and the driver, Gregory Davis, for aggravated assault and false imprisonment.