A Cruise self-driving robotaxi was struck by a San Francisco Fire Department truck en route to an emergency at the intersection of Polk and a person in the Tenderloin district, resulting in one passenger being transported to a hospital with non-severe injuries.
- Date of incident
- 2023-08-17
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Sources
- 4
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How the event developed
- 2023-08-18Report
A Cruise self-driving robotaxi was struck by a San Francisco Fire Department truck en route to an emergency at the intersection of Polk and a person in the Tenderloin district, resulting in one passenger being transported to a hospital with non-severe injuries.
cnbc.com - 2023-08-18Report
A Cruise driverless robotaxi failed to yield to a responding fire truck at Turk and a person in San Francisco, causing a collision that triggered the vehicle's airbags and injured the female passenger, who was transported by ambulance with non-severe injuries.
cbsnews.com - 2023-08-18Follow-up
A San Francisco Fire Department ladder truck T-boned a Cruise robotaxi at the intersection of Turk and a person, deploying airbags and sending the passenger to hospital with a headache.
forbes.com - 2023-08-18Regulator action
A Cruise driverless robotaxi collided with a fire truck at Polk and Turk streets in San Francisco, injuring a passenger who was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
sfstandard.com
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- cnbc.comA Cruise self-driving robotaxi was struck by a San Francisco Fire Department truck en route to an emergency at the intersection of Polk and a person in the Tenderloin district, resulting in one passenger being transported to a hospital with non-severe injuries.2023-08-18copy 2026-08-31tier 1
- cbsnews.comA Cruise driverless robotaxi failed to yield to a responding fire truck at Turk and a person in San Francisco, causing a collision that triggered the vehicle's airbags and injured the female passenger, who was transported by ambulance with non-severe injuries.2023-08-18copy 2026-09-02tier 1
- forbes.comA San Francisco Fire Department ladder truck T-boned a Cruise robotaxi at the intersection of Turk and a person, deploying airbags and sending the passenger to hospital with a headache.2023-08-18copy 2026-09-01tier 2
- sfstandard.comA Cruise driverless robotaxi collided with a fire truck at Polk and Turk streets in San Francisco, injuring a passenger who was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.2023-08-18copy 2026-09-02tier 2
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