> That reminds me of the short scifi/horror story "Valuable Humans in Transit" ...
I think you're probably referring to "Lena", from the same story collection - https://qntm.org/mmacevedo
I think you're probably referring to "Lena", from the same story collection - https://qntm.org/mmacevedo
(I'm too late to edit my comment now, unfortunately).
Edit: Looks like Lena was discussed here a few months ago as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46999224