This is the second accident involving a human and a self-driving vehicle in San Francisco in recent months, prompting calls for an industry-wide investigation into operators like Waymo and Amazon’s Zoox. Last October, a pedestrian was hit by a human-operated car and then thrust into the path of a GM autonomous Cruise vehicle. This led to California forcing GM to take its Cruise vehicles off state roads due to safety concerns.
Key takeaways:
- A Waymo self-driving car hit a cyclist in San Francisco, reportedly because it didn't see the cyclist until it was too late.
- The cyclist, who was not seriously injured, was obscured by a truck and quickly followed behind it, leading to the collision.
- This is the second accident involving a human and a self-driving vehicle in San Francisco in recent months, prompting calls for an industry-wide investigation into operators like Waymo and Amazon’s Zoox.
- More than two dozen transportation-focused unions have written to the Department of Transportation, stating that automated driving systems are unsafe and untenable in their current form and calling for federal regulation.