A driverless Cruise robotaxi with no passengers rear-ended a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Muni bus, causing modest damage to the bus and more severe damage to the robotaxi's front bumper, with no injuries reported.
- Date of incident
- 2023-03-24
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Sources
- 2
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How the event developed
- 2023-03-25Follow-up
A driverless Cruise robotaxi with no passengers rear-ended a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Muni bus, causing modest damage to the bus and more severe damage to the robotaxi's front bumper, with no injuries reported.
teslarati.com - 2023-04-07Report
A Cruise robotaxi collided with a San Francisco Muni articulated bus at approximately 10 mph after a software error caused the vehicle to mispredict the bus's deceleration, resulting in minor damage.
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- teslarati.comA driverless Cruise robotaxi with no passengers rear-ended a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Muni bus, causing modest damage to the bus and more severe damage to the robotaxi's front bumper, with no injuries reported.2023-03-25copy 2026-09-08tier 2
- forbes.comA Cruise robotaxi collided with a San Francisco Muni articulated bus at approximately 10 mph after a software error caused the vehicle to mispredict the bus's deceleration, resulting in minor damage.2023-04-07copy 2026-09-08tier 2
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