Yabba Dabba Doo-med Rides! Robotaxis Go Up in Smoke!

Great Gazoo! What in the Stone Age is Going On?

Yabba Dabba Doo! Fred Flinstone here reporting live from… well not live Wilma's typing this up for me. Seems like those fancy robotaxis down in Los Angeles went up in smoke! I'm talking kablooey! Apparently there were some… uh… disagreements happening down there something about that Trump fella and some fellas called ICE. Now I ain't one to get mixed up in politics but setting cars on fire? That ain't civilized! Even for Bedrock standards!

Five Alarm Fire… and No Dinosaurs to Put It Out!

Word on the street – or you know the stone tablet – is that at least five of these Waymo things were turned into roaring infernos! Picture this: anti ICE graffiti all over 'em looking like something Barney Rubble would've painted after too many bronto burgers. And get this some folks were tossing those Lime scooter thingamajigs into the flames. What is this a barbeque? You gotta wonder what those robot fellas were thinking as it was happening. Yabba Dabba Don't!

Lithium Ion? Sounds Like a Dino Vitamin!

The cops bless their stone age hearts said all that burning stuff was releasing toxic gases. Hydrogen fluoride they called it. Sounds like something you'd find in a pterodactyl's breath! They warned folks to stay away. Smart move! Last thing you want is to end up looking like Barney after he tries to invent a new kind of gravelberry pie. BLEH!

Waymo Walks Away… Yabba Dabba Doomed!

The bigwigs over at Waymo – those fancy pants Alphabet folks – are pulling their robotaxis outta the protest zone. Smart move! No point in getting your fancy machines turned into modern day campfires. They said they're waiting for the all clear from the cops. Makes sense. Safety first even for robots. Besides they are saying it is because of Donald Trump and ICE.

80 Square Miles of Mayhem!?

Turns out these robotaxis were buzzing around over 80 square miles of LA! That's a lot of territory for a bunch of metal boxes. I tell ya sometimes I miss the good old days when all we had to worry about was outrunning a hungry saber toothed tiger. Now we gotta worry about robotaxi rebellions!

Is This the Future? I'll Stick with My Footmobile!

So what's the moral of the story? Maybe these fancy robotaxis aren't quite ready for primetime. I'll stick with my trusty footmobile thank you very much! At least I know it won't burst into flames in the middle of a protest. And besides who needs a robot when you've got a wife like Wilma to tell you where to go? Yabba Dabba Doo! And stay safe out there folks!