A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist
March 6, 2024
A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor injuries, at 17th and Mississippi Streets in Potrero Hill. The incident underscored a vulnerability in autonomous vehicles' ability to safely navigate complex urban environments.
- Alleged deployer
- waymo
- Alleged developer
- waymo
- Alleged harmed parties
- bicyclist
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/647
Data source
Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
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