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Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it to 'h
« on: October 03, 2024, 08:09:35 am »

Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it to 'harass her' for her phone number

DAILYMAIL.COM
By Alexa Cimino
2 October 2024

A viral video of a San Francisco woman being subjected to alleged harassment by two men inside a Waymo self-driving car has prompted renewed concerns about the safety of passengers in autonomous vehicles.

A 28-year-old woman, who requested to go by Amina V., was riding in a Waymo self-driving car on Saturday when it was stopped at a red light.

Two men approached the vehicle, one blocking it from moving and the other joining in allegedly to harass her. Amina V. recorded the incident and posted the video on X.

The video of Amina's alleged harassment sent shockwaves on social media, highlighting autonomous vehicles' inability to avoid dangerous situations or people by driving away.

According to a report by KGO-TV, Waymo spokespersons advise riders to stay inside the vehicle if approached unless there's an urgent need to exit. This advice comes after a San Francisco couple reported feeling trapped in a Waymo vehicle when someone attempted to cover its sensors.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13916427/woman-trapped-driverless-waymo-car-men-harass-phone-number.html

Interesting. I never thought of that. Those self-driving cars will stop for anything. All a mugger has to do it to step in front of it and it will stop. Then the mugger is free to rob you or whatever they have in mind.
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Re: Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it t
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2024, 08:21:59 am »
Ah, the value of concealed carry.
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Re: Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it t
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2024, 08:39:02 am »
From what I read this is a typical San Fransicko thing to happen.
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Re: Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it t
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2024, 08:44:29 am »
This is one of the reasons I don't want a vehicle with automatic braking. (The other is that it would be trying to stop instead of just plowing through a finger drift.)There are times when the appropriate response is to accelerate past or even through what the vehicle might regard as an obstruction and stop instead.
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Re: Terrifying moment woman, 28, is trapped inside a driverless Waymo car after two men stopped it t
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2024, 07:02:02 am »
Clutch on the left, brake in the middle, accelerator on the right.
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