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A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming \u2014 except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. <\/p>\n
According to The SF Standard<\/a>, Waymo\u2019s remote team detected \u201cunusual activity\u201d and called 911, though the vehicle beat emergency services to the hospital.<\/p>\n Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption. For decades, expectant mothers have been racing against biology in the back seats of taxis and Ubers from London to Los Angeles. There was the mother in India who named her son Uber<\/a> after giving birth to him en route to the hospital (the driver reportedly helped in the delivery). There was also the California couple in 2017 who welcomed their baby in an Uber during Shabbat<\/a>.\u201dEveryone is telling us to name the baby Uber,\u201d the father joked, before adding, \u201cBut we can\u2019t do that.\u201d (Ah, though, they could have!)<\/p>\n The stories go on and on. Now, Silicon Valley has automated the experience, at least partially.<\/p>\n The vehicle in San Francisco was promptly removed for cleaning. Further, this wasn\u2019t Waymo\u2019s first birth \u2014 the company told the Standard that a Phoenix baby got there first. \u201cWhile this is a very rare occurrence,\u201d a Waymo spokesperson deadpanned, \u201csome of our newest riders just can\u2019t wait to experience their first Waymo ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n