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A woman gives birth to a child in a Waymo robotaxi.
A woman in San Francisco gave birth to a child in a driverless robotaxi from Google's sister company Waymo. Mother and baby arrived at a hospital afterwards in good condition, according to Waymo.
The woman had been in the car already on the way to the hospital when Waymo's service team noticed an “unusual activity,” it said. In response, she was contacted in the vehicle — and emergency services were informed. The robotaxi, however, arrived at the clinic faster than an ambulance could have reached it.
No one at the wheel
Waymo's Jaguar electric cars converted into robotaxis, with conspicuous sensors on the roof, are part of the cityscape in San Francisco. They are driven by software without a person at the wheel and are ordered via an app. The vehicles have an interior camera, among other things to prevent vandalism and to monitor cleanliness.
Waymo has around 2,500 robotaxis in several US cities. The main focuses are San Francisco and the adjacent Silicon Valley with about 1,000 vehicles and Los Angeles with around 700. The Google sister company is thus the clear market leader in the new business.
Tesla, the Challenger
Led by Elon Musk, the electric-car maker Tesla aims to become number one and relies, among other things, on a cost advantage: The cars are supposed to perceive their surroundings using only cameras. Waymo and other developers, by contrast, also rely on more expensive technology such as laser radars that scan the surroundings, for greater safety. Tesla has so far only a few dozen robotaxis at its headquarters in Austin, Texas, where the cars are currently operating with a safety driver in the front passenger seat.
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