Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3146930-20140612004954/@comment-3146930-20140614185451

I wouldn't say she is a public image. From the way the driver talks, it makes it sound like Penny snuck out. Also if the driver is the big guy in the picture, or even one of the guys in the blue/red armor, then Penny's existence would still be kept a secret. Even if people saw Penny, only RWBY really had any interaction with her and none of them would suspect she was some kind of lab experiment, especially Weiss.

Weiss thinks her company is the best thing ever and hates anyone that speaks poorly of it (as shown by Blake during her introduction). If the SDC was performing some shady business deals, like human testing or android creation, Weiss would suspect it.