Incident 563: Stalled Cruise robotaxi blocks path of ambulance carrying a patient who later died
Description: A stalled Cruise robotaxi blocked a San Francisco ambulance's path, delaying its transport of a critically injured pedestrian hit by a vehicle. The patient later died from their injuries.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Cruise developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed San Francisco emergency services and ambulance patient.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
563
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-08-14
Editors
Sean McGregor
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
nytimes.com · 2023
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Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city.
On Aug. 14, two C…
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