This article details what is likely the first recorded birth inside a fully autonomous, driverless Waymo taxi in San Francisco. As autonomous vehicles transition from “experimental tech” to standard public infrastructure, we are beginning to see them become the setting for deeply human events.
This story highlights the reality of a future where our most critical moments—including medical emergencies—may take place inside machines with no human operators. It raises interesting questions about how AI should be programmed to handle passengers in distress and marks a cultural milestone in the normalization of robotaxis in daily life.
vicpylon on
I wonder if the ride price doubled due to surge pricing?
mdws1977 on
I bet they will be sending a software update to those vehicles very soon.
tdomman on
Is there a way to get the thing to pull over immediately and let you out? Not sure if that’s the most relevant thing here, but I would like to see such a feature.
FIREishott on
With an uber driver, you probably get “ok I’ll step on it”, though have a chance of “get out of the car”. (Though hopefully low, who is that monstrous). With waymo you get continued traversal to destination with a call to daddy google that maybe someone should help.
therealcruff on
If she’s brown, she should be careful. ICE will probably use the child as a birthright citizenship test case
SignalTrip1504 on
Son: “mom where was i born”. Mother: “Waymo taxi unit:348”
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This article details what is likely the first recorded birth inside a fully autonomous, driverless Waymo taxi in San Francisco. As autonomous vehicles transition from “experimental tech” to standard public infrastructure, we are beginning to see them become the setting for deeply human events.
This story highlights the reality of a future where our most critical moments—including medical emergencies—may take place inside machines with no human operators. It raises interesting questions about how AI should be programmed to handle passengers in distress and marks a cultural milestone in the normalization of robotaxis in daily life.
I wonder if the ride price doubled due to surge pricing?
I bet they will be sending a software update to those vehicles very soon.
Is there a way to get the thing to pull over immediately and let you out? Not sure if that’s the most relevant thing here, but I would like to see such a feature.
With an uber driver, you probably get “ok I’ll step on it”, though have a chance of “get out of the car”. (Though hopefully low, who is that monstrous). With waymo you get continued traversal to destination with a call to daddy google that maybe someone should help.
If she’s brown, she should be careful. ICE will probably use the child as a birthright citizenship test case
Son: “mom where was i born”. Mother: “Waymo taxi unit:348”