A video
making the rounds on social media shows a police officer in Phoenix, Arizona pulling over a vehicle after it drove down a busy road in the opposing lane.
But as the body cam footage, which was
shared by AZCentral last week, quickly reveals, there's no human driver behind the wheel. It's a driverless taxi operated by self-driving car company Waymo — leading to an unusual and incredibly awkward interaction.
"There's no driver," the officer told dispatch over his radio. "Hi!" he added cheerfully once the window was automatically rolled down.
"Connected to rider support," a robotic voice answered unperturbed. "This call may be recorded for quality assurance."
"So your car here drove into oncoming lanes of traffic," the cop told the Waymo support team member.
"Okay, I will go ahead and take a look at that right now," the disembodied voice replied.