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Waymo Self-Driving Car Stops And Avoids Hitting Runaway Dog

"The dog actually came out of the house next door and went running down across the street," Christian Sheno said.

(KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles)

Updated on: May 30, 2025

A security camera captured the moment a Waymo self-driving car stopped mere seconds before colliding with a runaway dog in a Santa Monica neighborhood.

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Professional photographer Christian Shenouda has taken thousands of dog pictures, but it was his Ring doorbell camera that captured his neighbor's 8-year-old labrador mix, Trevor, escaping his owner's yard on Memorial Day.

"The dog actually came out of the house next door and went running down across the street," he said. "My neighbor's friend called the dog back and that's when the Waymo came from the side and stopped just in time. It was amazing."

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