Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, recently faced a mix of unique human interest stories and public safety challenges involving its driverless taxis in California.A woman gave birth inside a Waymo taxi in San Francisco, an unusual event handled by the remote Rider Support team and 911, marking a confirmed second such birth for the company while en route to UCSF.Separately, a man became stuck in an open
Waymo trunk in Los Angeles, requiring police intervention and prompting renewed scrutiny of the company's AI safety technology amidst its expansion and competition from
Tesla.