context: Tom needed to go to work so he went into his car.  Unfortunately, his car would not start. He needed to get to his work before he is late. He was scared he would get fired by his boss. He then looked online to find a taxi.  He called them and they came. He was ecstatic but the taxi driver had two other passengers in the car. Tom got worried but the driver told him not to worry. Tom had to wait. The cab driver drove the two other passengers to their destination without a problem. By that point, his job was about 10 minutes away. He was going to back it on time. Suddenly the taxi driver realized he was low on gas. He then went to the gas station and tom was getting more and more impatient. He told the driver to hurry it up and not go to the gas station. The cab driver still filled his tank and tom made it in the nick of time.
question: Who went on the ride?
reference: Tom, and 2 other passengers
candidate: Tom