SF Waymo Rider's viral video shows men blocking her car to demand her number

She said she was “afraid that more men would crowd around her, which fortunately didn't happen.”

After the men moved, the car stopped and Amina clicked the “support in car” button.

“They seemed aware of the problem. They asked if I was okay and the car started driving towards my location. They asked if I needed police assistance and I said no,” she said.

As she neared her destination, the support team called again and asked her if she was OK. She said she was in a rush to get to her hair appointment, which she is now late for due to the incident, but assured that she was fine. Hours later, they contacted her again and told her she would get at least one free ride.

Amina said she is a fan of autonomous vehicles and, despite this experience, might ride in one again. She said she was afraid of driving because of a serious car accident as a child and has been looking forward to this type of technology for years.

But how Waymo and other autonomous vehicle makers deal with the “human factor” can be tricky, she told KQED.

“On Waymo’s site, they can encourage cars to avoid driving in the Tenderloin or certain areas of SOMA. Having lived in SF for a while, I know that in certain areas there are more people running in the streets, which would likely lead to an increase in such incidents,” she said.