It’s nearing midnight as the young man scurries through a dark alley. He wears a mask and overalls and is armed with a roll of duct tape. Disgruntled locals are taking creative action to disable the robotaxis they say are keeping them up at night.

When you match with a Waymo ride, you’ll be able to choose to use a human driver instead, through the Uber app. “The Waymo driver has done tens of millions of miles on the road and has what we call the superhuman safety record,” the speaker said before Channel 2 Action News’ ride along.