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Waymo's first customer is a woman named Lisa. Her husband

Aug. 18, 2018 by Catherine Pope

Waymo's first customer is a woman named Lisa. Her husband and her father have been living in San Francisco for years and are taking her to California to stay in touch with her. They're not officially Waymo, but they have heard that Waymo One is more user-friendly than the current taxi service.

As well, one of Lisa's favorite things to do in California is drive. She was driving with her wife and her 2-year-old son—a man who is in the process of undergoing his first test—when their SUV went down. Lisa's family lives in California and the family's van was hit by a car. Both of their kids and their two older children have since been hospitalized.

"We have been driving our car, we don't have the power to take care of it," Lisa says.

But after four hours of waiting for the right lane to open, the road is closed and it seems like a long time to wait.

The Waymo One app is available on iOS and Android phones.

A Waymo spokesperson told Ars in an email "We are very excited about Waymo One as a service, a company and a community at large. We are working closely with our partners and developers to ensure the service is delivered as fast as possible. We have seen an abundance of interest from those who would consider getting an app and will continue to work with their partners to get a ride in this city. We will continue to evaluate our future services and will release details soon."

If you're interested in seeing your Waymo One ride through to the end of 2017, check out my colleague's earlier article to learn more.(CNN) A South Carolina county sheriff's department has been accused of sending a young man to a mental institution for sexual abuse after an inmate had sex with him, the county sheriff's office said.

"The Sheriff's Office of South Carolina issued a press release Sunday afternoon about the incident involving a youth victim of the Sheriff's Office of South Carolina office," the sheriff's office said in a news release. "The youth was in solitary confinement with the rest of his family and has no prior criminal record."

In a statement released Sunday afternoon, the sheriff's office said "it was determined that young [teen] student, James H. Houser, was subjected to an inappropriate sexual encounter with a correctional facility staff member. The Sheriff's Office has issued a press release to express its regret and request that the youth not be placed in any other facility