The current setup is that Waymo owns and operates the vehicles, and they have protocols to cooperate pretty extensively with law enforcement. In other words, t

The current setup is that Waymo owns and operates the vehicles, and they have protocols to cooperate pretty extensively with law enforcement. In other words, they WILL stop the vehicle, roll down the windows, unlock the doors etc for law enforcement, give permissions out for a search etc. There is a separate question (unrelated to Waymo) around if that is enough for example for LEO to search the vehicle. My guess is the resolution will be that like a taxi, LEO can search the vehicle and waymo will build that implied consent into terms of service if needed. Hopefully patting down an individual will still require consent or cause or similar. The OP seemed to imagine that these services are going to be some sort of lawless area, and they are not, they are going to track and record the start / finish / stops of all your trips, record you in the vehicle, record the space around the vehicle and will cooperate with LEO.