An autonomous taxi from Cruise.
A Cruise car ran over a fire hose in June 2022.
  • Firefighters smashed the front window of a Cruise autonomous car to stop it from running over hoses.
  • Another Cruise car ran over a fire hose when it was in use at an active fire scene in June 2022.
  • The incidents were noted in a letter sent by San Francisco officials to regulators on Wednesday.

 


San Francisco firefighters smashed the front window of a Cruise driverless taxi to stop it from running over their hoses.

A Cruise autonomous vehicle drove toward fire hoses on the ground in the area of active firefighting on January 21, the city's transport officials said in a letter to regulators on Wednesday.