She said attack could have been avoided with a simple setting change in the Uber app. It's a setting she and many other rideshare drivers said puts them in danger, where they have no idea who is entering their car,

Starting today, if you call an Uber in Austin you can match with a self-driving Waymo vehicle. The launch in the Texas capital is part of an expanded partnership between the two tech companies. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are already available on the Uber platform in Phoenix, and the companies plan to launch next in Atlanta.