The Brief An autonomous Waymo vehicle accidently hit a kid in Santa Monica. A Waymo driverless vehicle struck a student on his way to school in Santa Monica, police said. What they're saying:According to Waymo, their vehicle detected the child as soon as he emerged from behind the stopped vehicle. Our technology immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle. The vehicle remained on scene until law enforcement arrived and cleared the vehicle to leave.