A getaway car with no driver? That is a new one.Police say that is what happened outside Hot 8 Yoga in San Francisco's Marina district.
Police records reportedly show that a burglar slipped inside the studio, grabbed activewear and got out in under three minutes.Waiting outside was a Waymo robotaxi.The suspect allegedly loaded the stolen clothing into the trunk, climbed in and rode away as if the whole thing were a normal pickup.That is what makes this case so wild.
A basic burglary suddenly turned into a bigger question about self-driving cars, privacy and police evidence.What happens when a robotaxi becomes part of a crime scene?Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportUBER UNVEILS A NEW ROBOTAXI WITH NO DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEELPolice say a San Francisco burglary suspect used a Waymo robotaxi as a getaway car after stealing activewear from a yoga studio.
(Frederic J.Brown/AFP via Getty Images)The suspect allegedly used the autonomous vehicle the same way someone might use a regular ride-hail car.
The Waymo vehicle dropped him off near the yoga studio, waited while the burglary happened and then drove him away.That is the part that makes you stop and say, wait, what?There was no driver to look back and wonder why someone was loading stolen activewear into the trunk.
No one behind the wheel to say, "Something feels off here." The car simply followed the ride request.In a statement to CyberGuy, San Francisco Police Department confirmed officers responded on Jan.9, 2026, to a business on the 3300 block of Fillmore Street regarding a burglary that occurred at about 4:07 a.m.
Police said an employee reported that an unknown suspect burglarized the business, stole items and fled in a vehicle.SFPD described the case as an "open and active investigation" and said, "No arrest has been made at this time." Anyone with information can call SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.Police believe this may be San Francisco's first known case of ...