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Waymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco

September 30, 2024

A Waymo driverless taxi carrying a passenger, Amina V., was stalled in San Francisco when two men blocked its path, demanding her contact information. The immobilized autonomous vehicle left the rider feeling unsafe and trapped. Waymo’s Rider Support intervened to assist the passenger.
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Alleged harmed parties
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Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/854

Data source

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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