"Waymo is working to crack down on the practice, the company confirmed Friday, after reports of new mid-ride age-verification checks began to float around on social media."
"The company uses cameras inside its cars to check that riders aren't violating its rules. Its privacy policy notes that the company records video inside the vehicle during trips."
"Waymo says its support workers 'may review video under certain circumstances,' and, 'in more urgent circumstances,' access live video during a trip."
"The news comes a month after several California labor groups, including the California Gig Workers Union, filed a formal complaint with a state regulatory agency, accusing Waymo of violating the terms of its permit."
In California, autonomous vehicles cannot legally transport unaccompanied minors. Waymo prohibits children under 18 from riding alone outside metro Phoenix. Some parents have been using their accounts to transport their kids, feeling safer without drivers. Waymo is implementing mid-ride age-verification checks and has policies to identify violations. The company records video inside vehicles and may review it under certain circumstances. A formal complaint has been filed against Waymo for allegedly violating its operating permit by transporting unaccompanied minors.
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