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Two teens who engaged a Waymo car for an afternoon of carousing were busted after the vehicle raised a red flag, the San Mateo police said.<\/p>\n

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The 15-year-olds allegedly were drinking alcohol and shooting water beads from a toy gun as they rode in the driverless car Monday, the police\u2019s social media post said. Waymo stopped the car in a parking lot and notified the police, who detained the teens.<\/p>\n

Police photos show five officers, one with a dog, surrounding the car at a shopping center just south of the interchange of El Camino Real and Highway 92.<\/p>\n

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The police post allowed \u201cthere was some ingenuity to this scheme\u201d but said underage drinking and brandishing of even toy guns to strangers are \u201cbad ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waymo cars have internal cameras, and the images can be monitored by the company\u2019s employees. In \u201cmore urgent circumstances,\u201d the support team \u201cmay access live video during a trip,\u201d Waymo\u2019s support page says.<\/p>\n

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