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Waymo Robotaxi Stalls While Passenger Is Harassed in San Francisco

S1 · 09/2024
10:00 · Waymo · San Francisco, CA, USA

Record

CompanyWaymo
Categoryav trucking
Typedisruption
Date09/2024
Time of day10:00
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
SeverityS1 (near-miss / disclosed vulnerability)
Scale-
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceSan Francisco Chronicle

What happened

A Waymo robotaxi carrying a female passenger stalled after two men blocked its path demanding her contact information; the immobilized vehicle left her feeling unsafe until Waymo remote support intervened.

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