Overview
- The birth occurred Monday as the passenger traveled to UCSF in a driverless Waymo, the company confirmed.
- Waymo says the vehicle reached the hospital safely without on‑scene assistance, arriving before emergency services.
- The company removed the robotaxi from service for cleaning following the incident.
- Waymo confirmed a similar birth previously occurred in a Phoenix ride but declined to detail how the system detected the event.
- The episode comes as Waymo scales service and faces fresh scrutiny, including a software update over school‑bus passing reports and a federal request for information.