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Incident 854: Waymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco

Description: 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.
Editor Notes: Original post by Amina V. (@Amino_io) reporting the incident: https://x.com/Amina_io/status/1840759345354809414. See also Incident 853: Two Passengers Report Feeling Trapped in Waymo Car During Sensor Obstruction.

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Alleged: Waymo developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Amina V..

Incident Stats

Incident ID
854
Report Count
8
Incident Date
2024-09-30
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Applied Taxonomies
MIT

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Machine-Classified
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Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

5.1. Overreliance and unsafe use

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Human-Computer Interaction

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

AI

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Unintentional

Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

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Viral video captures men trapping woman in Waymo
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Woman trapped in Waymo by catcallers raises safety concerns
Catcalling bozos trap terrified woman in Waymo taxi to ask for her number: video‘Scary’: Woman’s driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her numberWoman's driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number in 'terrifying' experience
Viral video captures men trapping woman in Waymo

Viral video captures men trapping woman in Waymo

sfstandard.com

S.F. woman’s viral video shows her trapped in a Waymo by men asking for her number

S.F. woman’s viral video shows her trapped in a Waymo by men asking for her number

sfchronicle.com

Men Stall Waymo Driverless Car to Catcall Female Passenger Inside

Men Stall Waymo Driverless Car to Catcall Female Passenger Inside

pcmag.com

Woman trapped in Waymo by catcallers raises safety concerns

Woman trapped in Waymo by catcallers raises safety concerns

newsweek.com

Woman trapped inside a driverless Waymo car as two men 'harassed her'

Woman trapped inside a driverless Waymo car as two men 'harassed her'

dailymail.co.uk

Catcalling bozos trap terrified woman in Waymo taxi to ask for her number: video

Catcalling bozos trap terrified woman in Waymo taxi to ask for her number: video

nypost.com

‘Scary’: Woman’s driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number

‘Scary’: Woman’s driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number

news.com.au

Woman's driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number in 'terrifying' experience

Woman's driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number in 'terrifying' experience

unilad.com

Viral video captures men trapping woman in Waymo
sfstandard.com · 2024

A San Francisco tech worker’s weekend ride in a Waymo took an unsettling turn when two men halted the robotaxi and pressured her for her phone number.

Amina V., who asked that her last name not be published, was sitting in the passenger sea…

S.F. woman’s viral video shows her trapped in a Waymo by men asking for her number
sfchronicle.com · 2024

A widely circulated video of a San Francisco woman's harrowing experience in a Waymo vehicle over the weekend --- in which two men stopped the vehicle in the middle of the street in an effort to get her phone number --- has raised fresh con…

Men Stall Waymo Driverless Car to Catcall Female Passenger Inside
pcmag.com · 2024

Waymo driverless cars are designed to slow down and stop for pedestrians. But what happens when a pedestrian refuses to get out of the road and bothers the passenger inside?

A San Francisco woman on Monday posted a video of two catcalling m…

Woman trapped in Waymo by catcallers raises safety concerns
newsweek.com · 2024

A San Francisco tech worker's weekend ride in a Waymo, a self-driving taxi service operated by Google's former self-driving car division, turned unsettling when two men temporarily blocked the car and demanded her phone number.

The tech wor…

Woman trapped inside a driverless Waymo car as two men 'harassed her'
dailymail.co.uk · 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 …

Catcalling bozos trap terrified woman in Waymo taxi to ask for her number: video
nypost.com · 2024

A viral video shows two bozos blocking a driverless taxi in San Francisco, demanding the phone number of a terrified passenger.

The victim, a tech worker who goes by Amina, posted a video to X showing two men blocking the path of her Waymo …

‘Scary’: Woman’s driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number
news.com.au · 2024

A woman has filmed a "scary" experience after two men stopped in front of her driverless Waymo taxi and demanded she give them her number.

The 28-year-old San Francisco resident shared the viral video on X as a "warning to women" after her …

Woman's driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number in 'terrifying' experience
unilad.com · 2024

A San Francisco woman has issued a warning to other people after she found her driverless taxi being blocked by men trying to get her number.

Twitter user Amina shared a video of her unnerving experience in a post on September 30, in which …

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