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San Francisco, CA, USA

27 documented incidents at this location. Facilities: Chinatown; Muni Metro subway; Noe Valley

27Unique incidents
5Companies involved
S5Highest severity
85%Verified
0%From regulators
2019-2026Years covered
Annual unique incidents at this location, split by severity.
Unique incidents at this location grouped by incident type.
Companies with unique incidents documented at this location.
SevDateCompanyTypeIncidentSource
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash Zoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injures street ambassador Mission Local
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash Zoox Robotaxi Collides with Open Car Door, Injuring San Francisco Street Ambassador · 1 vehicle TechCrunch
S217 Jan 2026Zoox injury Zoox robotaxi strikes opening car door, injures driver in San Francisco · 1 injury Mission Local
S120 Dec 2025Waymo disruption Waymo Robotaxis Contribute to Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage San Francisco Chronicle
S209 Dec 2025Waymo crash Two Waymo robotaxis collide, trapping a third Futurism
S1~Dec 2025Waymo injury Waymo self-driving vehicle strikes dog in San Francisco Mission Local
S127 Oct 2025Waymo crash Neighborhood cat killed by driverless Waymo robotaxi · 1 animal killed New York Post / The Guar
S227 Oct 2025Waymo malfunction Waymo robotaxi perception blind spot led to killing of cat 'Kit Kat' The New York Times
S416 Feb 2025Waymo injury Waymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims The Press Democrat
S520 Jan 2025Waymo crash While Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car NBC Bay Area
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury Cruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S1~Sep 2024Waymo disruption Waymo Robotaxi Stalls While Passenger Is Harassed in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle
S2~Sep 2024Waymo malfunction Waymo Driverless Taxi Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco · 1 vehicle SF Standard
S113 Aug 2024Waymo disruption Waymo robotaxis honk at each other overnight in SF lot The New York Times
S210 Feb 2024Waymo fire Waymo robotaxi set on fire by mob in San Francisco Chinatown · 1 vehicle destroyed CBS News
S206 Feb 2024Waymo injury Waymo robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco's Potrero Hill CBS News
S103 Feb 2024Waymo malfunction Passengers Feel Trapped in Waymo After Sensor-Blocking Incident ABC7 News
S425 Jan 2024Cruise regulatory Justice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S4~Oct 2023General Motors (Cruise) crash Cruise robotaxi dragging incident traced to Collision Detection Subsystem defect dailycar.co.kr
S3~Oct 2023Cruise regulatory Cruise 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 firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle · 1 vehicle collision Wikipedia
S328 Feb 2019SFMTA outage Automated Train Control System central computer failure halts subway communications · systemwide, all subway trains (~40 trains), ~70 minutes SFMTA
S1not documentedWaymo malfunction Father says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk SFist
S3not documentedWaymo injury Two Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Bike-Lane Collision That Injured San Francisco Cyclist · 2 vehicles, 1 cyclist injured San Francisco Chronicle
S1not documentedWaymo malfunction Waymo driverless cars nearly strike San Francisco school crossing guards NBC Bay Area

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