Robotaxi vandalized, set ablaze by crowd in San Francisco's Chinatown

A Waymo car went up in flames in San Francisco's Chinatown after a crowd surrounded it, scrawled graffiti, smashed windows and then threw a firework inside the driverless vehicle in the middle of a crowded street Saturday night. Nobody was in the car and no injuries were reported, police and company officials said. The San Francisco Fire Department was called to the scene about 9 p.m. in the 700 block of Jackson Street, authorities said. Chinatown was bustling as people celebrated Lunar New Year. Videos posted on social media by software engineer Michael Vandi show someone using a skateboard to crush the white Jaguar's windows as the car's rooftop sensors continued to turn.