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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).

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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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