San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi

"Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and pulling an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue a ticket to a nonexistent driver. But this week, the self-driving taxis are the bearer of happier news after a San Francisco woman gave birth in a Waymo."

"The company said its rider support team detected unusual activity inside the vehicle and called to check on the rider as well as alert 911. Waymo, which is owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet, declined to elaborate on how the vehicle knew something was amiss. The taxi and its passengers arrived safely at the hospital ahead of emergency services. Jess Berthold, a UCSF spokesperson, confirmed the mother and child were brought to the hospital."

A San Francisco woman gave birth inside a Waymo driverless taxi while en route to the University of California, San Francisco medical center. Waymo's rider support team detected unusual activity inside the vehicle, called to check on the rider and alerted 911. The taxi and its passengers arrived at the hospital ahead of emergency services. The vehicle was taken out of service for cleaning after the ride. UCSF confirmed the mother and child were brought to the hospital. Waymo said this was not the first baby delivered in one of its taxis and expressed pride in serving riders at all life stages. The company operates robotaxis in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

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