Cruise and Waymo robotaxis are a disaster for San Francisco and the larger fight against car dominance. They are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the DMV. Safe Street Rebel first made headlines about these companies' broken promises and vulnerabilities with Week of Cone
Problems with AVs
- Our Demands: The CPUC must roll back previous authorizations while the impacts of AVs on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), climate change, pollution, and public safety are studied by an independent government body, and demand that AV companies share unredacted incident data with the public.
- Accountability: Robotaxis are effectively above the law. Their fleets cannot be cited for traffic violations. It is essential that this serious loophole be fixed before they be allowed to expand operations. Furthermore, as they refuse to share incident data, the public, as well as city agencies, must rely on social media posts to determine the extent of the problems they cause. A robust and independent reporting system must be put in place.
- Transit & Traffic: Robotaxis add more VMT to San Francisco during a climate and traffic violence crisis. If we allow AVs to become as pervasive as their proponents want them to be, our cities will only be forced further into car dependency because more people will just want to use a car more often since they don't have to control the car themselves. AVs are going to do to our cities (and driving experiences) what urban freeways and road expansions did: while their proponents claimed that they would result in transformative changes to our transportation system, we now recognize that these were just overhyped marketing claims from entrepreneurs to sell more cars. Addressing the problems that come with car dependency means changing our cities and neighborhoods to function with fewer of them, driverless or not.
- Labor: Moving humans from behind the wheel of a car to even more invisible positions in call centers & support cars makes them even easier to exploit and quashes unionization efforts. A just transition away from cars and car dominance means taking care of workers who are most affected by it, not just relegating them to more exploitable roles. We're proud to stand with the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance in this struggle to reign in robotaxis. Read their statement here.
- Surveillance: AV companies partner with police and serve as tools of mass surveillance. They constantly capture audio and video without our consent. This unprecedented invasion of the public's privacy will likely have far-reaching effects on the rights of the general public. For instance, recently the Sacramento police department has forwarded surveillance data to states which could prosecute those seeking an abortion. A city-wide, moving network observing and analyzing everything that happens outdoors is something out of a dystopian movie, not a democratic society.
- Accessibility: Robotaxi companies have made big promises about accessibility, but their actions show their true values. Their cars are not wheelchair accessible and do not pull up to the curb. Profit-driven robotaxi companies see accessibility as an afterthought. Without enforcement, their promises for the future will likely never materialize. Paratransit and transit are accountable to the public, but Cruise and Waymo are only accountable to shareholders.





AV failures, Crashes & Stalls
An incomplete list of failures and crashes by Cruise and Waymo driverless cars. This only includes failures with evidence from photos/videos, collision reports, or reputable media coverage. These are only failures where the AV was operating autonomously and partially or wholly at fault.
Bolded failures are more significant. Failures are listed with most recent first. Addresses are in San Francisco, CA unless otherwise specified. Hover over each emoji for a description of what it represents (or see the key below). This data is available as a spreadsheet. See something missing? Tell us here!
- π¨ TODO 2023-08-09 - TODO: All 74 SFFD AV incident reports (TODO: SF) (SFFD AV Incidents Forbes doc)
- π¨π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-21 22:45? - Cruies stalls for >5 minutes in a downtown intersection. APD car stops and puts on lights to alert approaching cars to the blockage. Eventually the Cruise moves but then stops in the crosswalk. (W 3rd St & Congress, Austin, TX) (Twitter video 1)
- π ββοΈπ 2023-09-21 15:30? - Waymo stalls in busy downtown intersection. (Bush & Battery) (Twitter photos)
- πΊοΈπ 2023-09-21 - 5 Waymos each stall in the middle of a residential street in separate incidents, some for several hours. In other incidents Waymos park blocking mailboxes and trash bins. (Unknown, North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ) (AZ Family 3TV CBS 5)
- π 2023-09-20 evening - Cruise stalls suddenly in the middle of the street during busy rush hour. (Bryant & 8th St) (Twitter photo)
- ππΆββοΈπ 2023-09-20 17:50 - Cruise stalls in the middle of a signalized intersection, blocking the bus and other cross traffic on the busy Mission St bus route, despite red light. (Fremont & Mission) (Photo)
- π 2023-09-20 14:30? - Cruise stalls in travel lane near an intersection on an apparently low-traffic sunny day. (Congress & W 9th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-19 12:20? - Waymo stops entirely beyond stop bar, partially blocks crosswalk, despite red light. (Cesar Chavez & S Van Ness) (Photo)
- ππ 2023-09-18? - Cruise stalls blocking oncoming school bus a block away from Sunnyside Elementary School. (Flood & Foerster) (Twitter video)
- π 2023-09-18 18:00? - Waymo stalls in traffic due to a unicorn balloon caught in the wheel. (Folsom & Juniper/10th St) (Twitter repost)
- π 2023-09-18 07:30 - Cruise stalls in the middle of the street despite a completely empty curb parking lane, about 300 feet away from Cruise's Cesar Chavez parking lot. (Illinois & Cesar Chavez) (Twitter video)
- ππ ββοΈπ 2023-09-17 14:50 - Cruise stalls in intersection, first has emergency flashers on, then switched to a right turn signal into oncoming traffic. Blocks cars and the busy Mission St bus lane. (15th St & Mission) (Video)
- π¨π ββοΈπ 2023-09-17 10:00? - Cruise stalls in the median of an intersection obstructing traffic in all directions. Driving lights are on but no turn signals or emergency flashers are active. Seemingly failed to make an unprotected left turn and stalled. (Divisadero & Turk) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπΊοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-17 00:40? - About 20 Cruises clog all three direction of a street and T-intersection, some facing each other head-on. "Crowding event." (San Gabriel & W 23rd St, Austin, TX) (Twitter photos; Twitter video/photos; TikTok video; TikTok repost of Twitter video/photos; MySA article; The Drive; KVUE ABC)
- π΄ββοΈππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-16 21:30 - Cruise stalls at the emrgency scene of a shooting. Blocks the crosswalk and detouring cars. Then moves and stalls on the streetcar tracks. (7th St & Market) (Citizen video 1; Twitter explanation 1; Twitter explanation 2; Citizen video 2)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-09-16 10:22 - Cruise drives across double yellow lines into oncoming traffic to pass a bus at a bus stop, forcing an oncoming bus to brake. Human driver follows its lead. (18th St & Castro) (Mastodon carfree.city video; Video backup)
- πΆββοΈπΊοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-16 - Waymo stalls for ~15 minutes at an intersection next to Valencia Shared Spaces (temporary street pedestrianization), partially obstructing the signalized crosswalk. A Waymo safety driver is forced to come to drive away the obstruction. (20th St & Valencia) (YouTube video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-15? - Waymo stalls at an intersection crosswalk, waiting cars and trucks drive around the median on the oncoming traffic lane to bypass the blockage. (Lincoln & 2nd Ave) (Low-quality video backup; Private Facebook video)
- β οΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-15? - Cruise stalls in signalized intersection crosswalk despite facing a red light after allegedly failing to make a left turn, obstructs woman crossing the street. Continues to block the intersection for four minutes before alledgedly lunging forward at a different pedestrians crossing the street. (Clayton & 17th St) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π ββοΈπ 2023-09-15 23:00 - Cruise stalls in the middle of a signalized intersection. (San Gabriel & W 24th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter photo)
- πΊοΈππ 2023-09-14? - Two Waymos stall facing and blocking each other on a narrow street. (Douglass & 21st St) (Reddit video)
- πΊοΈπ 2023-09-14 16:40 - Waymo gets stuck on the left side of a dead-end alley parking lot blocking an oncoming car, excutes slow but impressive five-point turn to escape. (Mint & Mission) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-13 22:50? - 2 Cruises stall in signalized intersection, blocking eachother despite red lights. (W 15th St & Rio Grande, Austin, TX) (Twitter video; KVUE ABC)
- β οΈ 2023-09-12 21:10 - Cruise cuts off motorcycle driver, changes two lanes at once through an intersection. (Franklin & Ellis) (Reddit video)
- π₯ 2023-09-12 11:00 - Cruise and semi truck crash. Cruise in the semi truck's blind spot. (Unknown, Austin, TX) (Twitter photo)
- π¦π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-11 19:20 - Cruise stalls in an intersection crosswalk on the wrong side of the street, ends up blocking uncoming dedicated right turn lane. (Arguello & Anza) (Twitter video & photo)
- π¨β οΈ 2023-09-11 - Cruise makes right turn from left (no turn) lane. (Fulton & 25th Ave/Crossover) (Twitter video before the incident)
- π¦π ββοΈπ 2023-09-10 13:50 - Cruise in intersection despite red light, blocking a lane of cross traffic, after failing to make a left turn. (6th Ave & Lincoln) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-09-09 21:50 - Cruise stalls in crowd celebrating Texas Longhorns victory over Alabama Crimson Tide. (Nueces & W 24th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-09 19:18 - Cruise stopped in, blocking crosswalk despite facing red light. (Judah & 9th Ave) (Photo 1)
- π¨β οΈ 2023-09-09 10:31 - Cruise drives into oncoming traffic apparently trying to pass cars stopped at a red light. Merges back onto the right side of the road after the light turns green and the queue of cars catches up. (17th St & S Van Ness) (Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-08 16:45 - Cruise enters intersection without room to clear, stops in intersection blocking the box. Blocks several people on bikes and drives slowly into the crosswalk as a pedestrian passes. (Stanyan & Page) (Photo 1; Photo 2; CVC 22526)
- π 2023-09-08 08:55 - Waymo gets briefly stuck behind illegally double parked box truck unloading at an intersection. (Clement & 8th Ave) (Twitter photo)
- β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-09-06 17:50 - Cruise fails to yield and wait for pedestrians in crosswalk, twice. "also lettuce just drove through a crosswalk full of people," "<image> and again." (Cole & Frederick) (Photo; Twitter photo)
- π¨πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-03? - Cruise stalls in intersection, drives back and forth along crosswalk, blocks intersection. (San Jacinto & E 7th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-03 21:15 - Cruise apparently stalled in a crosswalk. (Lacava & W 15th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter photo)
- πΊοΈ 2023-09-03 21:15 - Cruise plans an insane route with two loops. (E 6th St & Navasota) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-09-02 16:00 - Waymo stalls in traffic lane. Not a pickup spot. (Market & Collingwood) (Twitter photo)
- π¨π¨β οΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-09-02 15:52 - Cruise cuts in front of a non-emergency fire truck waiting to turn a stop sign. Then stalls at the intersection because there is no where to go, blocking oncoming traffic. "we did not have our emergency lights on, there were no warning lights at all on. we were not stalled. There was no appropriate reason for the cruise vehicle to go around us." (San Gabriel St, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 20)
- π¨π 2023-09-02 - Two Cruises each drive nose-to-nose up to fire engine with emergency lights on responding to a medical emergency. Then eventually back up to go around. "The Engine was parked for several minutes before the cruise approached. This behavior of the cruise vehicles getting really close and needing to back up has been happening so much. it is very alarming with how close the vehicles are getting. especially since it is more difficult and dangerous for the engine to back up away from a cruise. the cruise vehicles actions are not predictable and there is no mutual communication with them to ensure we are having an understanding of the next moves of each other." (Unknown, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 19)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-09-01 - Waymo stalls in traffic lane for more than 15 minutes before driving away empty. Cyclist puts a "NO TECHNO FASCISTS" sticker on the windshield while it is stopped, then a bystander takes it off. Stickers on windshields have no affect on self-driving capabilities as no sensors are affected. (29th St & Tiffany/Mission) (Mastodon.social)
- π 2023-08-31 07:15 - Cruise stalls in the middle of the street in front of a garage driveway, despite plenty of space to pull over. (Mariposa & Mississippi) (Twitter photo)
- 2023-08-30 10:40 - Cruise parks in accessible-only parking spot. Seems likely a human employee parked it there. (Roy St & 6th Ave N, Seattle, WA) (Twitter photo)
- βππ 2023-08-30 10:02 - Waymo disobeys construction worker, stalls in the middle of an intersection for ~90 seconds next to road work site, blocking cross traffic and buses. (Hampshire & 24th St) (YouTube video; Twitter context)
- ππ 2023-08-30 - Cruise stalls, struggles to exit parking lot while carrying two passengers. (Townsend & Zoe/3rd St/4th St) (TikTok video; Twitter mirror)
- π₯π¨π 2023-08-30 - Cruise crashes into parked car. Safety driver was present. (Milam Pl, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 15)
- ππ 2023-08-29 21:50 - Cruise stalls in oncoming traffic lane, apparently trying to pass cars stopped at a red llight. Oncoming traffic uses driveway to bypass. (San Gabriel & W 24th St, Austin, TX) (Twitter photo)
- 2023-08-29 21:30 - Cruise allegedly cuts-off POV car. (Gough & Fulton) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-08-28 07:50 - Cruise blocks bus, tries to cut in front of it at a red light. (Sunset Blvd & Rivera) (Twitter photo)
- π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-26 dusk - Cruise stops way beyond stop bar in the bike box and crosswalk despite the red light. (14th St & Folsom) (Photo)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-25 21:45 - Cruise loads passengers in the middle of the street, obstructing the bike lane and cars behind, despite an open parking spot. (4th St & Long Bridge) (Video)
- π 2023-08-25 17:00 - Cruise stalls sideways in intersection, apparently thinking parked cars are stopped traffic. (Clayton & Carmel/Twin Peaks Blvd) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-25 16:50 - Two Cruises stall, one blocking an intersection crosswalk, apparently due to a few cones indicating a closed lane. (Guerrero & Market) (Reddit photo; Twitter repost)
- π₯β οΈπ 2023-08-24 21:00 - Cruise crashes while making an illegal left turn from the center lane. Apparently hit from behind by a backhoe loader. (Gough & Geary) (SFGATE; NBC Bay Area; Twitter video; Citizen video; Twitter photo & thread; Twitter photo)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-08-24 18:30 - Cruise fails to yield turning left, almost causes a crash, blocks two buses. Apparently tried to drive in the oncoming traffic in order to reach the left turn. (Mission & Eugenia/30th St) (Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-24 11:50 - Cruise stalls blocking crosswalk despite red light. (18th St & Dolores) (Twitter photo)
- π΄ββοΈππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-23 22:30 - Multiple Cruises stall in the intersection where a lane is closed for construction work. Buses blocked, crosswalks obstructed, and added danger for people biking around the already-closed bike lane. SFPD drives by. (Masonic & Fulton) (Video; Photo 1; Photo 2; Photo 3; Photo 4; Photo 5; Photo 6; Photo 7)
- π₯ 2023-08-23 22:00 - Waymo and semi truck crash. Waymo apparently drives up to and stops behind the backing-up semi, probably in a blind spot, and gets hit. (Mason & Bay) (Reddit photos)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-23 19:48 - Cruise apparently stops blocking the bike lane and travel lane to pick up a passenger despite plenty of open curb space. "no one was in it, but after watching it for like 2 minutes a guy came and got in the back then it drove away." (11th St & 13th St/Bryant/Division) (Video; Photo)
- π¨π¨π 2023-08-23 11:40 - Cruise drives into bus lane, stalls blocking the bus. Angry passenger bangs on the windows. Bus honks and car drives forward and stalls again. Police officers approach the vehicle. (Stockton & O'Farrell) (Twitter video)
- ππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-23 10:40 - Two Cruises stall in intersection, blocking the bus from turning left for multiple like cycles, and obstructing the crosswalk. (Mission & 30th St) (Twitter photos)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-23 09:46 - Waymo blocks the box, stops in crosswalk. (Human drivers behind further block the box). (Battery & Pine) (Photo 1; Photo 2; CVC 22526)
- π₯π¨πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-23 - Cruise Origin prototype crashes into building. The prototype has a stall, then when remote ops attempted to un-stall the car the brakes apparently disengaged despite being in "recovery mode" and the car rolls away over the sidewalk, 10 feet of grass, and into a small electrical building at about 6 mph, causing bricks to break off. In-person operators are unable to recover Cruise Origin cars as they have no steering wheel or controls. (West Ave & W 13th St) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 14; Twitter explanation)
- π ββοΈ 2023-08-22 19:23 - Cruise gets stuck in intersection, crosses despite red light. (Brannan & 2nd St) (Video)
- π¦π ββοΈ 2023-08-22 - Cruise gets stuck behind left-turning car as light turns red, drives through the red light. Almost results in a crash with the POV car. (17th & Potrero) (Reddit video; Reddit /r/SanFrancisco repost; Twitter repost; Twitter repost)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-21 10:?? - Cruise stops in crosswalk after failing to make an unprotected left turn. (Harrison & 17th St) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-08-21 08:56 - Cruise missing front license plate. Perhaps the safety driver is brining it out of service. (Sacramento & Webster) (Photo)
- π ββοΈπ 2023-08-21 - Waymo stopped in intersection, apparently trying to change lanes. (E Thomas & N Miller, Scottsdale, AZ) (Twitter photo)
- ππ ββοΈπ 2023-08-20 15:20 - Cruise stalls trying to turn left into emergency road closure, blocks intersection, bus. Road closed due to burst water main. (Diamond & Chenery) (Twitter video; Twitter water main burst)
- π΄ββοΈππ 2023-08-19 23:20 - Cruise stalls suddenly in middle of road, passengers abort trip after 20 seconds. Plenty of open curb space to pull over. (Embarcadero & Brannan) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈ 2023-08-19 21:54 - Cruise slows for red light but does not stop until going way past limit line, slightly obstructing crosswalk. (Fulton & 30th Ave) (Photo)
- π¨π΄ββοΈππ ββοΈπ 2023-08-19 17:30 - 3 Cruises stall in intersection at Valencia Shared Spaces (temporary street pedestrianization), two apparently while making the illegal left turn. Valencia center-running bikeway, crosswalk, and other cars obstructed. Parking control officer unable to direct cars. Blocked traffic for 15 minutes, at least three blocks back. (Valencia & 21st St) (Twitter video 1; Twitter video 2; Twitter video 3; Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- π¨π¨π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-18? - Cruise stops in intersection behind police car with lights, turns towards oncoming traffic and stalls in crosswalk, drives in oncoming traffic lane, backs up, then pulls back over into the bike lane on the correct side of the street. (17th St & Guerrero) (Reddit video)
- π¨ 2023-08-18 day - Cruise fails to come to a complete stop until fire truck has completely passed it. Not a huge deal, but still a violation of CVC 21806(a)(1). (Polk & Turk) (ABC7 YouTube 1:56; CVC 21806)
- π 2023-08-18 16:44 - Cruise stalled on wrong side of street, facing oncoming traffic (18th St & Capp) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-18 14:40 - Cruise stalled askew in a crosswalk, in the middle of the road. Moves after blocking traffic for a few minutes. (Steiner & Post) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-18 12:00 - Cruise stopped in Castro rainbow crosswalk despite facing red light, blocking crossing pedestrians. (Castro & 18th St) (Twitter photos)
- π΄ββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-17? - Cruise stops in middle of intersection despite red light, edging into busy Polk St bikeway. (Hayes & Polk) (Twitter photo)
- ππΆββοΈπ 2023-08-17? - Cruise stalls in crosswalk blocking a bus, apparently attempting to turn right in front of it. (16th & Mission) (Twitter repost; Deleted tweet)
- π₯ 2023-08-17 22:?? - Cruise enters intersection but stops halfway and is T-boned by a gray Charger. Charger ran a red light according to Cruise, making Cruise NOT AT FAULT. (26th St & Mission) (Twitter surveillance video; Twitter photo; Twitter Cruise explanation; SF Chronicle; Citizen App)
- π¨π 2023-08-17 21:33 - Cruise approaches fire truck with emergency lights on that is backing into station, pulls "up so close to the engine that we felt like it was going to contact us. it stayed there and we didn't move either." (AFD Station #2, W Martin Luther King Jr & Nueces, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 18)
- π₯π¨π 2023-08-17 20:30 - Cruise and fire truck responding to an emergency crash. Cruise had green light but seemingly failed to yield to lights and sirens. Firefighter: "It lurched forward." (Polk & Turk) (ABC7 YouTube; SF Chronicle; Twitter aftermath livestream; Citizen App; Cruise statement; SFGATE)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-17 17:55 - Waymo stops with entire car beyond limit line, impedes crosswalk despite red light (Gough & Page) (Photo)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-17 13:40 - Cruise stops in crosswalk (blocking the curb cut) despite facing a red light. (Fell & Stanyan) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-17 08:00 - Cruise stopped in crosswalk despite red light, blocking crossing pedestrians. (Montgomery & Bush) (Twitter photo)
- ππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-17 - Two Cruises come face-to-face in a crosswalk at a signalized intersection, blocking a school bus. (Excelsior & Mission) (KTVU Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-17 - Cruise stops in crosswalk, blocking curb cut, despite red light. (Dolores & 18th St) (Twitter photo)
- π¨π ββοΈπ 2023-08-17 - Cruise enters crash scene and stalls, obstructing firefighters responding to the emergency. The Cruise "at one point pulled into the intersection, put its hazards on, then backed up out of the intersection. a few moments later, it pulled up next to Eng 02 which was parked on the right side of the road and stopped, blocking the left lane. this blocked both lanes of West bound traffic." (15th St, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 17)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-08-16 night - Cruise almost crashes into other car while merging onto freeway. Other driver dodges by shifting partially out of their lane. Unclear if safety driver inside was in control. (US 74 & Hawthorne Ln, Charlotte, NC) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π 2023-08-16 early morning - Three Cruises stall behind a Recology garbage truck, blocking it in, preventing it from reversing. (Hayes & Van Ness) (Mission Local; Video backup)
- π¨βπ 2023-08-16 10:00 - Cruise briefls stalls in intersection, drives around roadblock and stalls atop the double yellow lines in the middle of the construction zone (Mission & 17th St) (Twitter video)
- π 2023-08-16 - Stalled Cruise obstructs school pick-up (TODO: Unknown SF) (Reddit photo)
- πΆββοΈππ ββοΈπ 2023-08-16 - Cruise stopped in crosswalk, blocking crossing pedestrians, despite facing a red light. Unclear if safety driver inside was in control. (Drumm & Market & Main) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-08-15? - Two Cruises come face-to-face as one passes double-parked car and stalls. Together blocking the entire road. Car stuck behind honks and onlookers laugh. (Scott & Chestnut) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- βπ 2023-08-15 18:00 - Cruise gets stuck in wet concrete after driving into construction site (Golden Gate Ave & Steiner/Fillmore) (SFGATE; Twitter photo; Teslarati)
- π¨βπ 2023-08-15 17:00 - Cruise drives into oncoming traffic in intersection to pass emergency fire scene, blocks oncoming car traffic. (Webster & Hayes) (Instagram reel)
- π¨π 2023-08-15 17:00 - Waymo enters a fire scene, next to active hoses. Police officer blocks it and asks for a "cone or box", bystander brings a tall portable delineator post and the officer places it on the hood. (Hayes & Webster/Fillmore) (Citizen video; Video backup; Video backup re-encoded)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-15 - Cruise apparently stalls in bike lane, Cruise employee works to recovering the vehicle. (Post & Steiner/Pierce) (Twitter photo)
- π¨β οΈ 2023-08-15 - Cruise robotaxi suddenly brakes in front of POV driver after trying to make a left turn from the middle lane. (Folsom & 7th St) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-14? - Cruise stops on crosswalk despite clear road ahead. Waits stopped until cars pass, then changes to the left lane. (Dolores & Cumberland) (Twitter video)
- π¨π 2023-08-14 22:50 - Two Cruises stall at a crash site and block an ambulance from evacuating a critically injured patient. A police officer had to move their car to clear the way. The patient later died. Cruise shows a nearly 13 minute video of the stalled car to media, but refuses to share it publicly. (7th St & Harrison) (SFFD AV Incidents p68-69; Forbes; SFGATE; NBC Bay Area)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-14 19:00 - Waymo stops in crosswalk despite red light, obstructing pedestrian crossing (Ashbury & Oak) (Video)
- π¨π 2023-08-14 16:30 - Cruise stalls. Later approached by SFPD (17th & Folsom) (Twitter video; Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-14 16:00 - Cruise stalled in crosswalk, blocking traffic on busy 4th St. (4th & Minna/Mission) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-14 15:59 - Cruise stalls in crosswalk at signalized intersection, unable to pass an ambulance (Pine & Divisadero) (Twitter photos)
- π΄ββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-14 10:20 - Cruise stops way beyond limit line, in bike box (advanced stop line) meant for cyclists (11th St & Mission) (Twitter photos)
- β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-08-13 14:20 - Cruise fails to yield to crossing pedestrians twice (Scott & Sacramento) (Reddit video; Twitter video repost; Twitter explanation)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-13 13:50 - Cruise stalls trying to pass a double-parked box truck, blocks the rest of the road. 22nd St is a bike route. (22nd St & Hampshire) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-08-13 12:14 - Unknown AV stalled on busy southbound 19th Ave/CA-1, according to KCBS traffic radio. Twitter reply alleges AV was a Cruise. Approximate location. (19th Ave & Sloat/Stonestown) (Twitter text; Twitter text)
- π¨ 2023-08-13 06:29 - Cruise suddenly swerves and slams on brakes, despite empty road. Wheel can be heard skidding. Then continues as normal. Perhaps due to a flock of pigeons taking flight from the shoulder. (Castro & Market) (Twitter video)
- π 2023-08-12 24:00 - Cruise stalls at green light, apparently trying to change lanes left. (E 8th St & San Jacinto, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- ππ 2023-08-12 22:00 - Cruise stalls in left lane before intersection, with passengers inside (19th Ave & Eucalyptus) (Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- β οΈ 2023-08-12 15:07 - Cruise tries to cut in front of other driver while changing lanes, almost causing a crash (Bryant & 9th St) (Twitter video; Rotated video backup; Stabilized video backup)
- π ββοΈπ 2023-08-12 14:00 - Cruise stalls askew in middle of one-way road, past the limit line into an intersection (Oak & Central) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-08-12 - Cruise cuts off oncoming traffic making an unprotected left turn, cuts between pedestrians crossing in busy Castro. (Castro & 18th St) (TikTok video; Video backup; Pittsburg left - Wikipedia)
- π¨πΆββοΈππ 2023-08-11 night - 4 Cruises stall in post-Outside Lands traffic. One stalled AV had passengers inside, who abandon their trip and get out. An SFPD officer successfully takes control and drives away one Cruise, but is unable to take control of others. SFPD sets up "ROAD CLOSED" signs to redirect traffic around the blockage. (30th Ave & Balboa) (SF Standard; SFGATE)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-11 23:50 - ~10 Cruises stall all around North Beach, bringing traffic to a standstill in the lively bar district. (Vallejo & Grant) (Twitter videos 1-3; Twitter video 4; Cruise explanation; YouTube KPIX; SFGATE; Video 1 backup; Video 2 backup; Video 3 backup; Video 4 backup; Twitter videos 1-3 repost)
- π 2023-08-11 23:00 - Cruise stalls in the middle of the road after Outside Lands, exacerbating traffic jams. Drivers in both directions carefully drive around the stalled car, alternating one-at-a-time. Cruise is eventually towed away in the middle of the night. (34th Ave & Judah) (TikTok video; Video backup; Conclusion screenshot)
- π¨πΆββοΈ 2023-08-11 - Cruise tries to enter emergency fire scene, stalls in crosswalk. Good samaritans reportedly block the car from impeding the scene by standing in the way (Oak & Divisadero) (Twitter video; Twitter explanation; Video backup)
- π¨ 2023-08-11 - Cruise blocks multiple fire trucks, firefighters talk to support through the windows: "Can you move your vehicle out of the way?" Reportedly, "firetruck was forced to back up into the intersection so the cruise could move." (24th St & Poplar/Valencia) (Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈππΆββοΈπ 2023-08-10 12:40 - Cruise stalls passing double-parked box truck, leading to a huge backup blocking Page Slow Street, a tourist bus, a Muni bus, a non-emergency ambulance, and many other cars. (Divisadero & Page) (Photo 1; Video; Photo 2; IG Story Video 1; IG Story Video 2)
- π¨π 2023-08-10 12:21 - Cruise stalls next to fire truck emergency scene while trying to pass, completely blocking the roadway (18th St & Church) (Twitter videos)
- π¨β οΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-10 08:50 - Cruise stalls in intersection, blocking crosswalk, then backs up into intersection despite red light, right as an SUV enters the intersection (Fillmore & Sacramento) (Twitter video; Deleted Twitter video)
- ππ 2023-08-10 08:00 - Cruise stalls on N-Judah tracks in the middle of an intersection, blocking the tracks and traffic and impeding a train. (Cole & Carl/N-Judah) (Photo)
- π 2023-08-1? - Cruise suddenly spins steering wheel 180 degrees and jerks to a stop. (Howard & 7th St) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-09 20:16 - Cruise stalled in intersection, in unmarked crosswalk (Madrid & Persia) (Video; Photo)
- π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-09 20:10 - Cruise stalls askew in intersection crosswalk, blocking the crosswalk and creating a traffic jam. (19th St & S Van Ness) (Twitter video)
- π¦β οΈππ ββοΈ 2023-08-09 17:00 - Cruise struggles, stops in intersection on green light while trying to pass backed-up cross traffic. Stops suddenly in the middle of the intersection as the light turns red despite a clear path across, then continues despite red light, cutting off cross-traffic. Appears to have illegally gone straight from either the right turn lane or red bus lane. (3rd St & Folsom) (Video; Street view context)
- π¨ 2023-08-09 15:00 - Cruise apparently drives on intersection crosswalk, into oncoming traffic across double-yellow lines: "it floundered around" (Filbert & Columbus & Powell) (Twitter photos)
- βπ 2023-08-09 11:50 - Waymo drives into and stalls on closed, dead-end road in Golden Gate Park, surrounded by no-parking signs (Arguello & Lincoln) (Facebook photo; Photo backup)
- π 2023-08-09 08:40 - Cruise stalls in a stand-off with a garbage truck on a narrow road, preventing it from passing. Cruise moved a few minutes later (Westwood Dr & Miramar/Elmwood) (Twitter video)
- π 2023-08-09 - Cruise stalls in travel lane next to temporary traffic control (Gough & Ellis) (Twitter video - KRON4; Video backup; YouTube Video - KRON4 B-roll)
- ππ 2023-08-08 night - Multiple Cruises stalled, double-parked on Haight Street, driving around eachother (Haight & Scott/Pierce/Steiner) (Twitter video)
- π¨π 2023-08-08 20:30 - Cruise stalls in fire scene, next to police car and fire truck (Lincoln & 8th Ave) (Twitter video)
- ππ 2023-08-08 17:10 - Cruise stalls in travel lane, causing a jam (18th & Castro) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-08 07:45 - Cruise stalls in intersection while turning left, then moves very slowly and stops in the crosswalk, briefly blocking a couple of pedestrian before driving off. (Folsom & 4th St) (Twitter video)
- π¦π¨β οΈπ΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-08 - Cruise disobeys APD officer directing traffic at flashing-red stoplight. Officer is forced to stand 2 feet in front of the Cruise to stop it. After the officer allows it to proceed, the Cruise turns left and promptly stalls, blocking a lane of traffic for about 5 minutes before continuing. (12th St & San Jacinto, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 10)
- π¨β οΈ 2023-08-07 night - Cruise changes lanes left without signaling, in an intersection, failing to yield to POV car, then signals "left" after already changing lanes, then cancels that and signals right and changes lanes back to its original lane for no apparent reason (9th St & Brannan) (Reddit video; Video backup)
- ππ 2023-08-07 21:50 - Four Cruises pass very slowly around illegally double-parked human-driven car. Second Cruise takes 35 seconds to pass. Cruises stop awkwardly between lanes as they wait for the light. One Cruise picks up passengers across the street without pulling fully up to the curb, leaving several feet between the car and the sidewalk and partially blocking the road. Not that bad, just very awkward driving. (Guerrero & 16th St) (Video; Photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-07 13:50 - Cruise stalled in crosswalk despite having red light. (Turk & Masonic) (Photo)
- β οΈ 2023-08-07 13:40 - Cruise cuts off driver backing into driveway, trying to pass behind them (18th St & Tennessee) (Twitter photo)
- β 2023-08-07 12:32 - Cruise ignores road work detour signs, crosses double-yellow line to drive around barriers. (McAllister & Divisadero) (Photo 1; Photo 2)
- π₯ 2023-08-07 11:00 - Cruise and semi truck crash. Semi truck makes a wide left turn to enter a narrow street, Cruise fails to yield and approaches it from behind and stops next to it. Semi driver continues and hits the AV, making them semi driver at-fault. (Stanyan & Oak) (Twitter video; Cruise explanation)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-07 09:00 - Cruise stops in crosswalk, way past limit line, at red light (Bay & Embarcadero) (Twitter photo)
- π¦π¨β οΈβ 2023-08-07 - Cruise ignores APD officer directing traffic. A Cruise drives "through an intersection I was directing traffic in, against what I was directing. They donβt know how to follow our signals/commands, just the traffic lights/stop signs. If we are flowing traffic against a light/opposite a light pattern, they will blow through or just stop. This happens almost nightly around campus when we are directing traffic for Moody Center events." (Moody Center, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 9)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-06 21:00 - Waymo stalls on Valencia. Cars behind drive into newly completed center-running bikeway to get by (Valencia & 17th St) (Twitter video; Mission Local)
- ππ 2023-08-06 14:20 - Cruise stalls on Muni tracks in the middle of the intersection, blocking streetcars and obstructing buses and cars (Stockton & Market & 4th St) (Video; Twitter repost)
- π¨π 2023-08-06 11:30 - Cruise stalls behind firetruck responding to an alarm, ladder truck unable to get by. Moves into oncoming lane to pass but stalls again. Fortunately the alarm was not an actual emergency (Waller & Pierce) (Twitter photos/video; Twitter photos)
- π¨π ββοΈπ 2023-08-06 03:00 - Cruise pulls up behind fire truck and stalls, blocking the adjacent intersection for several light cycles. (It seems like the cardinal directions or intersection are confused in this incident report.) (Lavaca & 15th St, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 16)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-05? - Cruise stalls turning right, obstructing crosswalk and completely blocking cross traffic at the signalized intersection (Grant & Jackson) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π¨ 2023-08-05? - Waymo drives into the center-turning lane ("suicide lane") without making a turn, then merges back onto the correct side of road. (E Van Buren & N Gateway, Phoenix, AZ) (YouTube video)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-05 night - Two Cruises stall in the crosswalk. Latter stalls at during the video. (Bryant & 4th St & 80 offramp) (Twitter video)
- πΊοΈπ 2023-08-05 early evening - Cruise reportedly stalls in middle lane of road and causes significant traffic. Resident counts 22 Cruises driving in the early evening hours, taking up all lanes. (W 15th St or W Martin Luther King Jr, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 13)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-05 16:00 - Three Cruises stall all around an intersection. One Cruise goes to pass double-parked moving truck and stalls, completely blocking the one-way road. Car drivers stuck behind attempt to push the Cruise to no avail. POV trapped driver gets out only to discover two more cruises stalled within crosswalks at the preceding intersection. (Bartlett & 23rd St) (Twitter videos; Video 1 backup; Video 2 backup)
- π¨ 2023-08-04? - Cruise drives on the wrong side of the road, squeezes past POV car on the RIGHT. (Grove & Masonic) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π¦π 2023-08-04 night - Cruise stalls at green light, then guns it through intersection as light turns red. Technically entered on yellow, but very questionable driving (Montgomery & Washington & Columbus) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-04 23:50 - Cruise stalls on Valencia next to the center-running bikeway. Taxi driver stuck behind flashes high-beams at the car and it begins to drive very slowly. Taxi drives into bikeway to pass the malfunctioning AV. The Cruise takes two minutes to slowly crawl forward 300 feet. (Valencia & 16th St) (Video; Twitter repost)
- β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-08-04 22-05 - Cruise alledgedly almost strikes resident crossing the street. (Congress & W 5th St, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 8)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-04 19:25 - Cruise stalls in signalized intersection crosswalk on narrow single-lane one-way street, trapping car drivers behind. Car drivers honk and curse, multiple drive dangerously onto the sidewalk to bypass the blockade. Finally clears after ~5 minutes. (San Francisco - Submitter asked for privacy) (Video 1; Video 2; Twitter repost)
- ππ 2023-08-04 15:15 - Cruise stops between construction cones and UPS truck, blocking the road in both directions, six cars blocked and honking. Only continued once the passenger exited the Cruise. Unclear if the Cruise was stalled and passenger bailed, or if the Cruise had chosen to unload the passenger in the worst spot. (Steiner & Union) (Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- π 2023-08-04 11:00 - Cruise stalled for no apparent reason. (17th St & Hoff/Valencia) (Video)
- ππ 2023-08-04 - Waymo stops diagonally in the middle of an intersection creating a jam, passengers disembark. "...and another one I just saw today parked at an angle dropping off passengers" (22nd St & San Jose Ave) (Photo 1; Photo 2; Twitter repost)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-03 17:00 - Cruise in crosswalk despite red light, likely entered without room to clear, or maybe failed to stop quickly enough. (Battery & Bush, near Market) (Twitter photo; CVC 22526)
- π¨πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-03 11:00 - Cruise stalls at intersection for 40+ minutes due to signal power outage. SFPD traffic control officers direct traffic around the vehicle, unable to get it to move. Eventually it drives very slowly across the intersection, then promptly stalls on the other side, slightly blocking the crosswalk. (Oak & Scott) (SF Chronicle)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-08-03 10:40 - One or two Cruises stalls in bike lane and turn lane mixing zone, obstructing people on bike. Next to a construction zone, further exacerbating traffic. (Oak & Broderick) (Twitter photo 1; Twitter photo 2; Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-03 - Cruise in middle of intersection despite red light, entered without room to clear, blocking cross traffic (including a Waymo) (CVC 22526). Other drivers block the crosswalk and adjacent bike lane. (17th St & Utah) (Twitter photo; CVC 22526)
- π΄ββοΈππ 2023-08-03 - Waymo stops in bike lane despite open curb space. "A waymo I saw yesterday parked in the bike lane instead of pulling up to the curb for a passenger" (17th St & Guerrero) (Photo; Twitter repost)
- π₯ππ 2023-08-02 22:29 - Waymo stops in intersection after light turns green, gets rear-ended by an SUV. Waymo passenger reported injuries. (Bush & Polk) (DMV AV Collision Report; Twitter summary)
- ππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-02 16:50 - Cruise stops in intersection despite light changing to red, obstructing cross traffic and hindering crossing pedestrians. Violation of CVC 22526. (Fremont & Mission) (Twitter photo; CVC 22526)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-02 14:03 - Cruise stopped in crosswalk, in the center of the road, despite red light, blocking crossing pedestrians. (Fulton & Gough) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-08-02 - Cruise stops in the middle of the road for no apparent reason, then finally continues driving (El Camino Del Mar & 25th Ave) (Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈππ 2023-08-02 - Cruise stops in a travel lane to pick up a passenger despite the adjacent bike lane and ample curb space nearby, obstructing the bike lane as a passenger boards. (Cesar Chavez & S Van Ness) (Twitter videos)
- β οΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-01 approximately - Waymo stops in busy intersection despite red light, facing and slightly blocking the oncoming left turn lane. Then abruptly starts driving as a driver changes lanes without signaling. Both cars slam brakes to narrowly avoid a crash. (Market & Valencia) (WSJ article; Other WSJ article - splash image; Direct video link; Video backup)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-08-01 approximately - Cruise stops way beyond limit line, partially in crosswalk. Possibly due to the road striping being less visible from resurfacing work. (Dolores & 16th St) (WSJ article; Direct photo link; Photo backup)
- π ββοΈπ 2023-08-01 approximately - Cruise stalls in middle of busy signalized intersection undergoing resurfacing work. A construction worker directs cross traffic around the Cruise. (16th St & Guerrero) (WSJ article; Direct video link; Video backup)
- βπ 2023-08-01 16:39 - Cruise almost drives into road work ditch, construction workers scramble to jump in front of it (Pennsylvania & 22nd St/20th St) (Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- π 2023-08-01 16:20 - Cruise apparently stalls in the street for ~15 minutes (Balboa & 36th Ave/35th Ave) (Twitter photo)
- π¦πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-08-01 14:00 - Cruise stalls blocking both lanes of Columbus, drives back and forth onto crosswalks as signals change multiple times, failing to make a right turn. (Columbus & Pacific) (Video 1; Video 2; Twitter repost)
- π 2023-08-01 11:00 - Cruise stalls in middle of intersection as it approaches closed lane, blocking multiple lanes of cross traffic (Larkin & Bush) (Twitter photo)
- π¨βπ 2023-08-01 06:15 - Cruise stalls in front inactive fire hose, potentially obstructing emergency responders. (Meanwhile Waymo and humans drive over the hose, violating CVC 21708). (Laguna & Oak) (Twitter; CVC 21708)
- π¨β 2023-08-01 06:15 - Waymo (and humans) drive over inactive fire hose, violating CVC 21708. (Meanwhile Cruise stalls in front, potentially obstructing emergency responders). (Laguna & Oak) (Twitter; CVC 21708)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-08-01 - Cruise stops in crosswalk despite red light (Bryant & 9th St) (Twitter photo)
- ππ 2023-08-0? - Cruise stalls on single-lane Sacramento street, trapping the bus and cars behind. (Sacremento & Larkin) (Reddit video)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-07-31 - Cruise cuts across three lanes of traffic to turn, according to witness. (Unknown, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 7)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-07-31 - Cruise stalled in signalized intersection, blocking crosswalk, facing towards a bus island. (Folsom & 4th St) (Twitter video)
- πΊοΈ 2023-07-30 preceeding two weeks - 20 Cruise cars drive through quiet neighborhood in 20 minutes, according to resident. (North University neighborhood, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 6)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-07-30 11:35 - Cruise stops way past stop line, in crosswalk (Van Ness & Market) (Twitter photo; Twitter explanation)
- π¨β 2023-07-30 - Cruise drives through Valencia Sunday Streets, which is closed to cars (Valencia & Cesar Chavez) (Photos on Imgur)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-29 01:15 - Cruise stalls after apparently swerving into bike lane, obstructing it. Two more Cruises stall behind the first (17th St & Mission) (Video)
- π 2023-07-29 - Three Cruises stall, block right turn slip lane and through-lane. (W 29th & N Lamar, Austin, TX) (Reddit; Twitter repost)
- πππ 2023-07-28 21:51 - Cruise stalls with passengers, blocks only lane of the busy turn from Market St to Franklin, causing a huge jam of cars. Cruise enters intersection, stalls on tracks, reverses to barely allow the streetcar to pass, then finally continues through the intersection as drivers pass on the left (Market & Franklin) (Twitter 1; Video 1; Twitter 2; Video 2)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-28 - Waymo stalls on Valencia, cars behind drive into the center-running bikeway (Valencia & 19th St) (Twitter video)
- ππ 2023-07-27 10:15 - Cruise stalls away from curb, blocking the bus (Clay & Leavenworth/Jones) (Twitter photos)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-26 - Cruise stalls in bike lane, forcing person to bike into traffic (Masonic & Anza/O'Farrell) (Twitter photo)
- πΊοΈ 2023-07-26 - Several Cruises drive repeadtly down a narrow residential street until 2 am, according to resident. (West Austin neighborhood, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 4)
- πΊοΈ 2023-07-26 - Cruises drive past downtown Austin home several times a night, creating a nuissance, according to resident. (Downtown neighborhood, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 3)
- π¨π¨βπΊοΈπ 2023-07-24 - Cruise briefly stalls in emergency fire scene, circles block, then stalls again, repeatedly obstructing fire crews (Broderick & Bay) (Nextdoor; Screenshot)
- β οΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-07-23 - Cruise drives into a crosswalk, technically running the red light ("no turn on red" signs posted), cutting off and blocking people using the crosswalk (Post & Montgomery & Market) (Twitter photo)
- π¨π¦β οΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-07-23 - Cruise stalls in crosswalk for at least one light cycle, then edges extremely slowly into the intersection as the light turns red, obstructing cross traffic, before slowly turning left, cutting off traffic in the farthest lane (Hayes & Gough) (Twitter video)
- π¨π¦β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-07-23 - Cruise cuts off oncoming traffic while making an unprotected left turn. Zooms by crossing pedestrians. (Bosworth & Diamond) (Twitter video; Pittsburg left - Wikipedia)
- π₯ 2023-07-22 11:11 - Waymo backs up into, damages car behind (13th St & Folsom) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-07-22 - Cruise drives into oncoming traffic to pass cars stopped at a red light, encounters another Cruise in oncoming traffic and both promptly stall. Seems the Cruise treated the stopped cars all as double parked instead of as waiting for the light. (West Campus, Austin TX) (Reddit)
- π 2023-07-22 - Two Cruises stall at each end of a one-way block, trapping car drivers in between them (Washinton & Larkin/Hyde) (Twitter 1; Twitter 2)
- π 2023-07-22 - Two Cruise stall at intersection (Broderick & Oak) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-07-21 - Two Cruises stall in intersection, one blocking a turn lane and one blocking the crosswalk. An hour later a different Cruise stalls in the crosswalk again, forcing traffic into the oncoming lane. Cars swerve around, almost hitting a pedicab traveling in the other direction (E 7th St & Red River, Austin, TX) (Twitter 1; Twitter 2; Reddit; The Daily Dot)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-07-20 18:50 - Cruise stops way beyond limit line, barely edging into crosswalk (Bay & Franklin) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈ 2023-07-20 - Cruise allegedly crosses intersection without room on other side, briefly blocks crosswalk as light turns red (Van Ness & Geary) (Twitter photo)
- β οΈπ΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-07-20 - Waymo enters intersection while far side is backed up and, after the light turns red, obstructs the intersection & bike/pedestrian crosswalk as people cross. Technically classified as a stopping violation instead of a moving violation, CVC 22526. The original poster's explanation was that the AV entered as the light turned red, which is dangerous but technically legal per CVC 21451/CVC 21456 (Masonic & Fell) (Twitter videos; Waymo twitter admission; CVC 22526; CVC 21451; CVC 21456)
- π¨π 2023-07-20 - Cruise stalls, unwilling to pass police traffic stop (Beulah & Stanyan) (Twitter photo)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-07-19 - Cruise stalls in crosswalk (Stockton & Union) (Twitter photo)
- ππ 2023-07-19 - Cruise stalls in bus stop, forcing riders to disembark into the middle of the street (Presidio & Sutter) (Twitter photo)
- π¨β 2023-07-18 prior - Cruise drives into area closed for Moody Center events, creating issues for APD. (Moody Center, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 11)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-18 - Cruise stalls behind work truck cleaning drains, obstructing traffic and bike lane (Vicente & 34th Ave) (Mastodon.social; Twitter repost)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-07-18 - Cruise stops in crosswalk despite having a red light, obstructing the crosswalk, technically running the red light? (Congress & W 3rd St, Austin, TX) (Twitter photo)
- ππ 2023-07-16 21:10 - Two Cruises stall, completely blocking the street including a bus. (W 26th St & Rio Grande, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-16 20:07 - Cruise stalls in right turn/bike lane mixing zone, blocking two people on bike (Speedway & E 38th St, Austin, TX) (Reddit; Video backup)
- π 2023-07-16 - Waymo stalled at stop sign (N 51st St & E Oak, Phoenix, AZ) (Twitter photo)
- π 2023-07-15 - Cruise stalls in the middle of the road after apparently driving over some branches (Masonic & Grove) (Twitter, private)
- π¨π 2023-07-15 - Waymo struggles to pass poorly parked car, delaying a police car responding to an emergency (Grant & Columbus) (Twitter video)
- π¨π¨β 2023-07-15 - Cruise enters crash site and apparently stalls, obstructing the ambulance and first responders. CVC 21809, CVC 21806 (Fillmore & Greenwhich) (Twitter screenshots of Citizen app; CVC 21809; CVC 21806)
- π 2023-07-15 - Cruise stalls at intersection, blocking middle lane of Embarcadero (Embarcadero & Bryant) (Video)
- πΆββοΈπ 2023-07-15 - Waymo briefly stalls in crosswalk next to bulb-out, blocks traffic, gets honked at (Van Ness & Sutter) (TikTok; Video backup)
- π 2023-07-15 - Cruise tends to block Moody Center access, according to resident. (Moody Center, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 5)
- π¦ππ ββοΈ 2023-07-14 - Waymo stops for light just as it turns red, stalls briefly on the edge of the tracks as the train warning sign flashes, then continues through the red light across the tracks (Embarcadero & Ferry Building, north turnaround) (Twitter video)
- πππ 2023-07-14 - Cruise stalls halfway into the street, next to empty curb on 31 Balboa bus route (Eddy & Steiner/Fillmore) (Twitter photo)
- π΄ββοΈπ 2023-07-14 - Cruise stalls in intersection next to street closed for construction, obstructing Cabrillo Slow Street. (30th Ave & Cabrillo) (Twitter video)
- π¨β οΈπ 2023-07-13 21:00 - Cruise aggressively pulls out into traffic between cars, forcing cars behind to slam on brakes, skid, and honk (Franklin & Broadway) (Twitter video; Video backup)
- π¨ππ 2023-07-13 - Cruise stalls in the middle of Haight street, obstructing buses and a returning fire truck (Haight & Cole) (Twitter 1; Twitter 2; Yahoo News)
- πΊοΈ 2023-07-13 - Resident complains of hundreds of Cruises driving past their home every single night over several weeks, from 6 pm to 6 am. (Unknown, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 2)
- π¨π¦β οΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈ 2023-07-11 - Cruise stops in crosswalk, then guns it through red light (3rd St & Harrison) (Reddit; SF Standard; Video backup)
- π 2023-07-08 23:12 - Cruise stalled at intersection in the middle of two lanes. Ambulance (non-emergency) among the blocked cars. (Jones & O'Farrell) (Video; Twitter repost)
- π¨π¨β οΈ 2023-07-08 02:00 - Several Cruises make "several questionable moves" including cutting off an ambulance responding to an emergency, and coming very close to coliding with the ambulance twice, according to AFD. (6th St, Austin, TX) (Axios; Axios Google spreadsheet row 12)
- π 2023-07-07 - Cruise stalls, obstructing the road (Trinity & W 15th St, Austin, TX) (KXAN Twitter; KXAN NBC)
- π 2023-07-07 - Cruise stalls, obstructing the road (MLK Jr. Blvd & Pearl, Austin, TX) (KXAN Twitter; KXAN NBC)
- π¨β οΈ 2023-07-07 - Cruise illegally makes a right turn from the middle, cutting off the POV car. (10th St & Division) (Twitter video)
- π¨π¦β οΈπΊοΈπ 2023-07-05 - Cruises get stuck in loop, making illegal right turn from left lane multiple times, cutting-off a human driver (W 27th St & Guadalupe, Austin, TX) (YouTube)
- πΊοΈππ 2023-06-29 - Waymo stalls at green light, gets stuck in loops failing to reach the destination. ABC7 reporter test ride. (Masonic & Grove) (ABC7 YouTube)
- ππ 2023-06-27 - Cruise stalls at intersection with passengers inside, then swerves across a lane toward a pedestrian on the sidewalk (Potrero & 18th St) (Twitter video)
- π 2023-06-27 - 2 Cruises stall (6th St & Brannan) (Twitter video)
- π¨β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-06-25 - Cruise fails to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk, swerves towards them (Stockton & Lombard) (Reddit; Twitter repost)
- ππ 2023-06-25 - Waymo stalls, blocking intersection and bus (Clay & Leavenworth) (Reddit)
- π 2023-06-25 - Waymos stall at Pride Parade closures, at two separate intersections (3rd & Howard, 2nd & Howard) (ABC7; Jalopnik)
- π₯ 2023-06-24 23:08 - Cruise passes to the right of an unloading stopped car, drives into passenger door as it opens (Tennessee & 18th St) (DMV AV Collision Report; Twitter explanation)
- π¨β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-06-23 14:43 - Cruise fails to yield to pedestrian while turning right (Masonic & Turk) (Twitter)
- π 2023-06-23 - Waymo stalls behind poorly parked delivery truck, next to the Valencia center-running bikeway (Valencia & 23rd St) (Twitter)
- π¨πΆββοΈ 2023-06-2? - Cruise edges into crosswalk as pedestrians cross (Folsom & Embarcadero) (Twitter)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-06-19? - Cruise blocks entire intersection crosswalk despite facing a red light. (Divisadero & McAllister) (Facebook photo; Photo backup)
- π 2023-06-18 - Waymo stalls (Warren & 7th Ave) (Twitter)
- π₯π¨ 2023-06-15 - Cruise drives into the arm of a stationary boom lift (Sacramento & Lyon) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π₯π¨πΆββοΈ 2023-06-14 - Cruise hits dog walking behind owner in crosswalk, no injuries (Clay & Baker) (SF Standard)
- βπ 2023-06-11 - Cruise attempts to enter Kezar Stadium parking lot and stalls blocking the entrance (Beulah & Stanyan) (Twitter)
- π 2023-06-10 - Cruise stalls briefly near Mission mass shooting (but did not impede the emergency response as originally reported) (24th & Folsom area) (NBC; The Guardian; SF Standard)
- π 2023-06-09 - Cruise stalls in middle of a four-lane one-way stroad for 2+ hours, gets ticketed (9th & Harrison) (Twitter photos 1; Twitter video; Twitter photos 2; Twitter thread; ABC7)
- π 2023-06-07 22:00 - Cruise jerks erratically towards parked cars and back, passengers scream (Bush & Polk) (Twitter video; Twitter video repost)
- π¨ππΆββοΈπ 2023-06-07 - Cruise stops in intersection despite light changing to red, obstructing cross traffic, hindering the cable car and adjacent pedestrians crossing. Violation of CVC 22526. (Battery & California) (Twitter; CVC 22526)
- βππ ββοΈπ 2023-06-03 12:00 - Cruise stalls trying to drive into a ditch, blocking L Taraval tracks and construction. (24th Ave & Taraval) (Twitter video)
- ππΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-06-?? - Cruise stalls crosswalk and adjacent bus stop at a signalized intersection. (18th St & Guerrero) (Facebook video; Low-quality video backup)
- ππ 2023-05-31 - Waymo drives forwards and backwards blocking the bus, then promptly stalls in the bus "keep clear" zone (16th & Church) (Twitter)
- πΊοΈ 2023-05-23 - Cruise car circles block for hours, until 3am (Liberty & Sanchez) (SF Standard)
- π₯π¨β οΈ 2023-05-21 10:56 - Waymo kills a dog. The system identified the animal but neither the AV nor the safety driver used the brakes before they drove over the dog on the ~60 ft wide street. "Unavoidable," according to Waymo. (Toland St & Toland Pl) (DMV AV Collision Report; SF Standard; TechCrunch)
- π 2023-05-16 09:15 - 3 Cruises struggle to travel through crash-narrowed Oak St, each briefly blocking the fire station. Witnessed by SFFD. (Oak & Franklin, Fire Station 36) (SFFD AV Incidents 25)
- π₯π¨ 2023-05-09 15:53 - Cruise drives over hose in front of fire station, causing "several thousand dollars of damage" (Powell & Broadway, Fire Station 2) (Mission Local; SFFD AV Incidents 25)
- π¨π¨π 2023-05-09 11:13 - Waymo drives up to fire truck with lights on, preventing the truck from backing into the fire station. Window opened for firefighter banging on the door, then closed on the firefighter as he was talking to a helpless attendant. Truck forced to leave and return before reentering fire station. (Turk & Webster) (SFFD - Ex. C; Mission Local; SFFD AV Incidents 24)
- π¨π 2023-05-09 - Waymo illegally drives on Mission Street red bus lane, ignoring turn restrictions (Mission & 20th St) (SFMTA 12-13)
- π¨π¨π 2023-05-08 - Cruise drives up to back of fire truck and stalls, blocking firefighter truck access (Bush & Leavenworth/Jones) (SFFD - Ex. C)
- π₯π¨ 2023-05-06 - Waymo hits parked car while trying to pull out (Post & Webster) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π¨π 2023-05-04 21:41 - Waymo stalls, blockading firetruck within Station 36 responding to a literal "dumpster fire" in SOMA. Firefighters disboard and attempt to move the vehicle. Emergency called off as a different station responded instead. (Oak & Franklin, Fire Station 36) (Mission Local; SFFD AV Incidents 22)
- π¨ππ 2023-05-03 - Waymo with sleeping passenger inside blocks narrow street, fire department responds to awake passenger (Tioga & Rutland) (SFFD - Ex. C)
- π¨ 2023-05-?? - Waymo cuts into oncoming traffic to try to illegally pass a truck and promptly stalls (17th & Valencia) (Twitter web.archive.org; Thread Reader mirror)
- π¨β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-04-30 - Cruise fails to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk, then swerves towards other pedestrians, forcing them to jump out of the way (Nueces & W 21st St, Austin, TX) (TikTok; Twitter repost)
- π¨π¨βπ 2023-04-26 - Cruise drives up to back of fire truck and stalls, blocking firefighter truck access and obstructing a second fire truck (Pine & Steiner) (SFFD AV Incidents 14; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π¨π¨βπ 2023-04-26 - Cruise with 3 passengers drives between fire vehicles responding to an emergency, blocking access to hose leads and equipment (Fillmore & Ellis) (SFFD AV Incidents 15; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π 2023-04-26 - Cruise stalls face-to-face with an uncoming semi-truck which was driving across median. Unclear what the truck driver was trying to do (Divisadero & Bush) (TikTok; Video backup)
- π 2023-04-26 - Cruise stalls approaching Taraval Street which is closed for construction. (24th Ave & Taraval) (Twitter photo)
- π¨π 2023-04-25 - Waymo blocks street, forcing fire truck to reverse and reroute to reach the emergency (Roanoke & Chenery) (Twitter; SFFD AV Incidents 10; SFMTA 11, SFFD - Ex. C; KRON4)
- π¨π¨ 2023-04-25 - Cruise fails to yield to fire truck responding to an emergency, drives through intersection despite stopped traffic (Polk & Geary) (SFFD AV Incidents 12; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π¨π¨β 2023-04-20 - Cruise enters active fire scene, firefighters forced to use chock blocks to get it to stop (Sacramento & Presidio) (SFFD AV Incidents 11; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π¨π¨βπ 2023-04-18 - Cruise enters active fire scene, stalls for 10 minutes (Howard & 12th St) (SFFD AV Incidents 13; SFFD - Ex. C)
- ππ 2023-04-18 - Waymo illegally double-parks to load passengers, obstructing Castro St (Castro & Market) (SFMTA 13)
- βπ 2023-04-17 11:00 - Cruise struggles, stalls, trying to make its way through a construction site (Post & Webster) (Twitter video)
- ππ 2023-04-16 12:35 - Waymo stalls out on the Music Concourse loop blocking traffic. Delays two Muni 44 buses, a paratransit vehicle, and a Golden Gate Park Shuttle. Vehicle doesnβt move for over 15 minutes. (Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (deYoung Museum)) (Photo 1; Video 2; Photo 3)
- π₯π 2023-04-16 00:35 - Cruise passenger opens door into path of another second Cruise driving by. Second Cruise drives into the door, damaging its front right radar. (Austin, TX) (Twitter explanation; NHTSA ADS Incident Report Data)
- π¨βπΊοΈπ 2023-04-16 - Waymo doesn't understand police officer's directions after repeatedly encountering a parade. Waymo says they will use "advanced machine learning to teach the vehicles how to respond to hand signals" (Phoenix, AZ) (TikTok; Business Insider)
- π¨ 2023-04-16 - Cruise blocks fire truck responding to call, ostructs water supply line (Geary & Lyon) (SFFD AV Incidents 9; SFFD - Ex. C)
- ππ 2023-04-14 - Cruise stalls, obstructing the 38 bus route and causing a jam (Geary & Van Ness) (Twitter photos)
- π¨π¨βπ 2023-04-14 - Cruise drives through cones, enters fire training site, stalls (Fire Station, 26th & Geary) (SFFD AV Incidents 8; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π¨βπ 2023-04-07 20:00 - 12 Waymos stall, blocking street, police unable to get the AVs out of the way. Occured during the First Fridays Art Walk street closure. (N 1st St & E Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ) (ABC15 TikTok mirror; Video backup; Arizona Mirror; NBC 12news - YouTube)
- π 2023-04-07 - Waymo stalls blocking traffic after Diamondbacks game (7th St & Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ) (Twitter)
- π 2023-04-04 - Cruise stalled in the middle of an intersection, blocking cross traffic (Ulloa & 19th Ave) (Twitter)
- π¨π¨βπ 2023-04-01 21:00 - Cruise enters emergency crash scene, firetruck and police lights flashing, drives into the oncoming trafic lanes and stalls. (Fulton & Crossover) (Twitter video)
- π¨πΆββοΈππ 2023-04-01 02:00 - Cruise stalls for ~4 light cycles in intersection, blocking oncoming traffic and crossing pedestrians, as it attempts to turn left. Drivers honk and onlookers shout; two passengers are helpless in the back seats. (E 7th St & Red River, Austin, TX) (Twitter video)
- π¨π¨ 2023-04-01 - Cruise drives without headlights on, momentarily evades police stop - finding a safer stopping location, according to Cruise. (Clement & 8th Ave) (Instagram video 1; Instagram video 2; The Verge)
- π₯ 2023-04-?? 14:58 - Cruise drives over "hydraulic press bracket" laying in road, damages "underside deflector" (Mesa, AZ) (Twitter explanation; NHTSA ADS Incident Report Data)
- β οΈπΆββοΈ 2023-03-27 - Cruise fails to yield to an old lady walking in the crosswalk, swerves towards her and towards oncoming cars at the stop sign (Frederick & Cole) (YouTube video)
- π₯π¨π 2023-03-23 - Cruise rear-ends bus. Apparently due to a software bug making the AV ignore the rear section of an articulated bus if the front isn't visible. NHTSA softrware recall issued. (Haight & Masonic/Ashbury) (Twitter; Forbes; DMV AV Collision Report)
- π₯π¨ 2023-03-22 - Cruise drives into the tow dolly of a stationary truck (Shafter & Ingalls) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π₯π¨β 2023-03-22 - Cruise drives into downed power lines (Polk & Clay) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π¨π 2023-03-21 11:28 - Oncoming Waymo makes left turn into path of fire truck with lights/sirens responding to an emergency. Waymo stalls for ~1 minute, blocking the truck. Fortunately it was a false alarm. (Palou & Newhall) (Mission Local; SFFD AV Incidents 7)
- π¨π¨β 2023-03-21 - 2 Waymos drive through caution tape, enter area where firefighters are clearing a downed tree (Missouri & 22nd St) (SFFD AV Incidents 9; SFFD - Ex. C; Mission Local)
- π₯π¨π¨β 2023-03-21 - Cruises drive through roadblock, get tangled in trolleybus wires downed by storm (Clay & Hyde/Leavenworth) (Twitter; KRON4; DMV AV Collision Report; SFFD AV Incidents 10; SFFD - Ex. C; Mission Local)
- πΊοΈ 2023-03-20 - Cruise stuck in an infinite loop around dropoff point (Steiner & Lombard) (YouTube)
- π 2023-03-18 - Cruise stalls after driving over speed hump (6th Ave & Kirkham/Judah) (Twitter)
- π 2023-03-17 - Cruise stalls, blocks busy Grant Ave alleyway on St. Patrick's Day (Grant & Union) (Twitter 1; Twitter 2)
- π΄ββοΈπΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2023-03-16 15:00 - Waymo in intersection despite red light, obstructsing the crosswalk and bike crossing. Likely entered intersection wihtout space (blocking the box, CVC 22526). (Hayes St & Polk) (Twitter; CVC 22526)
- π 2023-03-11 - 5+ Cruises stall in 3 separate instances (Geary & Polk/Larkin) (Reddit)
- π¨ 2023-03-11 - 2 Cruises ignore sirens & horn, obstructing a fire truck responding to an emergency (Geary & Hyde) (SFFD AV Incidents 5; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π 2023-03-11 - Waymo stalls, backing up a dozen or more cars (N 1st St & E Garfield, Phoenix, AZ) (TikTok; Video backup)
- βππ 2023-03-03 - Waymo stalls in construction zone, blocking busy 16th St bus routes: 22, 33, 55 (16th & Capp) (SF Standard)
- π 2023-03-03 - Waymo thinks pickup truck is stopped, drives and stops in the oncoming traffic lane, then has to slowly squeeze back into the correctl after encountering oncoming traffic (E Fillmore & N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ) (TikTok; Video backup)
- π₯π¨ 2023-03-01 - Waymo drives into stationary chain, pulling down road sign (OβFarrell & Anzavista) (DMV AV Collision Report)
- π 2023-02-24 - Cruise stalls in middle of intersection for at least 20 minutes (W 6th St & Rio Grande, Austin, TX) (Twitter)
- π 2023-02-15 - Two Waymos stall facing each other, completely blocking the road. Apparently due to a door left ajar (Diamond & 18th St) (SFGATE)
- π¨π¨β 2023-02-09 - Waymo attempts to drive over active fire hose, police shout "No! You stay!" and light road flare to no effect, eventually get car to stall (21st Ave & Noriega) (Mission Local; The Drive)
- π 2023-01-28 - Cruise stalls before intersection construction (18th St & Guerrero) (Reddit)
- π 2023-01-24 08:45 - Waymo stalls in intersection, causes a reported 1.6 mile backup (19th & Ulloa) (Twitter photo; Twitter description)
- π¨π¨β 2023-01-24 - Cruise drives into active fire scene, separating firefighters from their truck, stops atop fire hose (Laguna & Hayes) (SFFD AV Incidents 4; SFFD - Ex. C; Mission Local)
- π 2023-01-22 - 2 Cruises stall on opposite sides of the intersection (Hayes & Gough) (Twitter)
- π¨π¨β 2023-01-22 - Cruise drives towards active fire scene hoses, firefighters forced to break its windows to halt it (Hayes & Divisadero) (SFFD AV Incidents 3; SFFD - Ex. C; The Drive; Business Insider; Mission Local 1; Mission Local 2)
- ππΆββοΈπ 2023-01-20 - 6+ Cruises stall, blocking buses (Hayes & Gough) (Twitter)
- βπ 2023-01-13 - Waymo almost drivers into construction site trench with city workers, stalls (Noriega & 39th) (TikTok repost; SF Standard; SFMTA 11-12)
- π¨π΄ββοΈ 2023-01-05 - Multiple Cruise cars drive in bike lane (Guadalupe & 26th St, Austin, TX) (KVUE ABC; KXAN NBC)
- π 2023-01-?? - Cruise stalls (Oak & Divisadero) (Twitter)
- ππ 2022-12-03 - Cruise blocks intersection, drivers swerve into the bus lane (Van Ness & Turk) (Twitter; ABC7)
- ππ 2022-11-28 - 2-3 Cruises stall, blocking the 22 bus (O'Farrell & Fillmore) (Twitter)
- πΆββοΈπ 2022-11-?? - Cruise stalls in crosswalk (Hayes & Gough) (Twitter)
- π¨β οΈπ 2022-09-24 21:41 - 5 Cruises stall, one drives across double yellow into oncoming traffic; buses blocked (Mission & 29th St) (Reddit)
- ππ 2022-09-23 - Cruise stalls, forcing cars to go around in busy Mission st bus lanes (Mission & 29th St) (Twitter)
- β οΈππ 2022-09-22 22:19 - Cruise apparently attempts to merge into bus lane, gets close enough to prevent the bus from moving. (Starr King Way/O'Farrell & Franklin) (KRON4)
- ππ 2022-09-22 22:00 - 3 Cruises stall, blocking buses (Sacramento & Leavenworth) (Reddit video; KRON4)
- π 2022-09-22 - Cruise stalls (Sacramento & Mason) (KRON4 Twitter; KRON4)
- π΄ββοΈππ 2022-09-?? - Waymo pulls over, stops in a bike lane, no-stopping zone. (Lincoln & Battery East) (YouTube Video; Twitter explanation)
- π¨ππ 2022-08-0? - Cruise stalls at green light, drives slowly between lanes swerves towards the median, then stops. Driving instructor riding with NBC news reporter: "oh this is much worse" than the worst student driver. Human Cruise employee drives the Cruise out of the stall. (19th & Ulloa) (NBC YouTube; NBC)
- π¨π΄ββοΈππΆββοΈπ 2022-06-28 - Cruise experiences fleet-wide outage, nearly 60 Cruises stalled across the city in 90 minute period. 20 Cruises stalled downtown, blocking crosswalks and creating jams. One Reddit post shows 5+ Cruises stalling, blocking buses (Gough & Fulton). Two Cruises stall in Golden Gate Park, blocking a paratransit bus and other drivers (Probably Transverse & JFK). (Gough & Fulton; Transverse & JFK) (Wired; SFist; SF Examiner; Reddit; Twitter repost)
- πΆββοΈπ 2022-06-23? - Cruise stalls, slightly blocking crosswalk (Lincoln & 19th Ave) (Twitter video)
- πΆββοΈπ ββοΈπ 2022-06-21 - 4 Cruises stall, one beyond the limit line, in the crosswalk. One eventually escapes by taking a right turn from a middle lane, around the leading stalled Cruise. (Geary & Mason) (Twitter thread; Wired)
- π¨π¨β 2022-06-12 - Unknown AV drives over active fire hose (Funston & Anza) (SFFD AV Incidents 2; SFFD - Ex. C)
- π₯π¨β οΈππ 2022-06-03 23:00 - Cruise turns left but stops in the intersection before being T-boned by a speeding Prius. Multiple injuries reported. NHTSA software recall issued. (Geary & Spruce) (DMV AV Collision Report; The Drive; SF Standard; Twitter explanation; NHTSA Recall)
- π 2022-05-28 - Waymo stalls blocking the only Grocery Outlet parking lot exit and partially blocking the travel lane. (27th Ave & Geary) (Twitter video)
- π΄ββοΈππ 2022-05-21 - 3 Cruises stall, blocking Masonic buses and bike lane (Masonic & Hayes) (Twitter)
- π 2022-05-18 - Cruise loses communication with entire fleet for 20 minutes as its cars sit stopped in the streets. (Unknown, SF) (Wired)
- πΆββοΈππ ββοΈ 2022-05-11 - Waymo with safety driver in crosswalk despite red light (Folsom & 3rd St) (Twitter photo)
- π¨π 2022-04-05 - A Cruise, next to a garbage truck, blocks fire truck responding to active fire alarm, able to continue only after garbage truck driver ran to move their truck (17th St) (SFFD AV Incidents 1; SFFD - Ex. C; Wired)
- π¦πΆββοΈπ ! unknown - Cruise uses a photo of their car apparently driving through a red light as the splash image for their 2022 impact report. Shows a manned Cruise car positioned in a crosswalk despite cross traffic having a green light and 10 seconds remaining on the crossing. The wheels are blured by apparent motion. Probably a composite (photoshopped) image. (Valencia & 20th St) (getcruise.com archive; Twitter post)
Key
Hover icons for description | |
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π₯ | Crash |
π¨ | Moving violation |
π¦ | Red light violation (excluding blocking the box and stopping past limit line) |
π¨ | Emergency responders obstructed or sidetracked, including failure to yield to lights/sirens |
β οΈ | Failure to yield to pedestrians or oncoming/merging traffic (excluding emergency lights/sirens) |
β | Entered a closed area (emergency scene, construction site, street fair, etc) |
π΄ββοΈ | Bikeway blocked |
π | Bus/transit blocked |
πΆββοΈ | Crosswalk (or sidewalk) violation or obstruction |
πΊοΈ | Bad routing |
π | Passenger or driver: inside, entering, or exiting AV |
π ββοΈ | Blocking the box (CVC 22526) or stopping past the stop line (21453(a)) |
π | Stall or stoppage |
Crashes
Companies are required to report AV crashes. The CA DMV, CA Public Utilities Comission (CPUC), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) all collect reports on different subsets of the crashes; none of the agencies receive reports on all the crashes. For example, only about 20% of AV collisions are reported to the state of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) (SFMTA).
The CA DMV publishes their received reports here. There have been reports for 74 crashes submitted in 2023 (as of June 27), most of which contend the AV was not at fault.
NHTSA data shows from June 2022 to May 2023, Waymo has been involved in a total of 25 collisions when self-driving, or a total of approximately 60 collisions between July 2021 and May 2023 (SFMTA).
Stalls
Cruises and Waymos stall dozens if not hundreds of times every day; these are just instances that people bothered to document. SF emergency dispatch "are getting at least one call a day about the vehicles stalling out or driving where they aren't supposed to go" (ABC7). In the best case stalls do the same harm as a double-parked driver, but in the worst case they may block buses, obstruct crosswalks, delay emergency services, or shut down intersections.
Stalls can happen for a few different reasons. The computers that are "driving" the car are built into the car itself, so theoretically no network connection is needed. However the AVs often encounter situations they do not understand, and their usual response is to stall and turn on their hazard lights. Then it is up to remote workers to provide direction or clarification to the AV's computers. In this sense, these AVs are not really "self-driving" or "autonomous;" really they're "remote-directed" vehicles.
This case, when an AV is waiting for human intervention, is probably the most common reason for a stall. Even when intervention is successful, it often seems to take multiple tries as the AV struggles with its situation. While trying to escape a stall you can often see AV driving slowly and erratically, driving forward and backward in-place without making much progress.
However, often AVs are not able to escape a stall situation even with remote human intervention. In this case human workers need to take over full control of the vehicle. Note that is never done remotelyβa network failure would lead to sudden loss of control. That is why workers must drive out to the stalled car and drive it away themselves.
Interestingly, the reality is worse than just single AVs stalling randomly. When one AV stalls it iself creates a new unusual situation for other AVs to stall at. This can quickly escalate into several AVs stalling together to create a road block. Some examples: 5 Cruises strewn across Mission St near 29th St (Reddit), stalled Cruises at Geary & Polk and Geary & Larkin (Reddit), and more above. In the funniest example, this effect led to two Cruises trapping car drivers by stalling at opposite ends of a block of Washinton Street (Twitter).
Finally, AVs' dependence on remote intervention leads to catastrophic failure in the worse case: when there is a system or network outage (Wired; SFist). In this case dozens or hundreds of cars can stall all across the city. The cars are left to drive themselves, eventually failing into stalls, often grouped together into roadblocks all across the city (Reddit; Twitter repost). A system outage during peak commute hours could bring the entire city to a standstill. But AV companies mainly operate a night, at least for now, and the most notable outage happened around midnight so the damage was limited.
