Waymo self-driving car collides with San Francisco bus
A Waymo self-driving car collided with a San Francisco Muni bus outside a Y Combinator event. CEOs nearby, including Brazilian CEO Freddy Vega, attempted to manually move the vehicle but the car's battery died before it could be relocated, blocking traffic.
What happened
A Waymo self-driving car collided with a San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) trolleybus in San Francisco outside a Y Combinator founders' retreat.
CEOs leaving the retreat, including Brazilian CEO Freddy Vega, attempted to manually move the vehicle away from the bus. The car's battery died despite repeated attempts to restart it.
Reported impact
The collision caused the Waymo vehicle to become stuck and block traffic. The Muni bus was able to leave the area and drive away.
Index analysis
Vega noted the irony that the incident occurred as attendees were returning from an AI conference discussing the future of automation, yet the AI-driven vehicle became unable to resolve the situation independently.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.