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

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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.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    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.

  2. CBS News

    San Francisco Waymo passenger gives birth inside self-driving vehicle (opens CBS News)

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    Waymo said a pregnant passenger headed to a San Francisco hospital ended up giving birth inside the self-driving vehicle. A remote employee also called 911 after being alerted to "unusual activity."

  3. The Guardian

    Whoa, baby: San Francisco woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi (opens The Guardian)

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    Car company said team detected ‘unusual activity’ inside vehicle and called to check on rider and alert 911

  4. WMUR

    Woman gives birth in a self-driving vehicle in San Francisco, company says (opens WMUR)

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    A woman gave birth in a Waymo vehicle while en route to a San Francisco hospital on Monday night.

  5. Fox News

    California woman gives birth inside self-driving Waymo taxi (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A California woman who was heading to a hospital in San Francisco this week gave birth inside a self-driving Waymo taxi, according to the company.

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