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Autonomous vehicles and trucking · San Francisco, CA, USA incidents

25 documented incidents where industry is Autonomous vehicles and trucking and location is San Francisco, CA, USA, across 3 companies, 2023-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Autonomous vehicles and trucking · San Francisco, CA, USA.

25Unique incidents
3Companies involved
S5Highest severity
88%Verified
0%From regulators
2023-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S1~Aug 2026Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAFather says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk SFist
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injures street ambassador Mission Local
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox Robotaxi Collides with Open Car Door, Injuring San Francisco Street Ambassador · 1 vehicle TechCrunch
S217 Jan 2026Zoox injury San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes opening car door, injures driver in San Francisco · 1 injury Mission Local
S120 Dec 2025Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxis Contribute to Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage San Francisco Chronicle
S209 Dec 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USATwo Waymo robotaxis collide, trapping a third Futurism
S1~Dec 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo self-driving vehicle strikes dog in San Francisco Mission Local
S127 Oct 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USANeighborhood cat killed by driverless Waymo robotaxi · 1 animal killed New York Post / The Guar
S227 Oct 2025Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi perception blind spot led to killing of cat 'Kit Kat' The New York Times
S416 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims The Press Democrat
S316 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USATwo Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Bike-Lane Collision That Injured San Francisco Cyclist · 2 vehicles, 1 cyclist injured San Francisco Chronicle
S520 Jan 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USAWhile Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car NBC Bay Area
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S1~Sep 2024Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Stalls While Passenger Is Harassed in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle
S2~Sep 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Driverless Taxi Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco · 1 vehicle SF Standard
S113 Aug 2024Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxis honk at each other overnight in SF lot The New York Times
S1~May 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo driverless cars nearly strike San Francisco school crossing guards NBC Bay Area
S210 Feb 2024Waymo fire San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi set on fire by mob in San Francisco Chinatown · 1 vehicle destroyed CBS News
S206 Feb 2024Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco's Potrero Hill CBS News
S103 Feb 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAPassengers Feel Trapped in Waymo After Sensor-Blocking Incident ABC7 News
S425 Jan 2024Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S3~Oct 2023Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USACruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman ABC7 Bay Area
S2~Aug 2023Cruise crash San Francisco, CA, USASan Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle · 1 vehicle collision Wikipedia

Companies involved

Waymo 16Cruise 6Zoox 3

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