Woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi on way to hospital

A California woman welcomed an unexpected passenger—her baby—during a ride in a self-driving Waymo taxi en route to the hospital.

The new mother was en route to the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) on Monday when her baby was born in the back seat of a driverless Waymo vehicle, a company spokesperson confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday.

According to the company, its rider support team detected unusual activity inside the vehicle and called to check on the passenger’s well-being and to alert emergency services.

Waymo did not elaborate on how its staff determined that the passenger was in distress.

The car, the mother, and her new passenger arrived safely at the hospital, according to Jess Berthold, a UCSF spokesperson.

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