A Waymo robotaxi became stuck perpendicular across a road while executing a U-turn during an active shooter incident in Austin, Texas, blocking an ambulance and requiring a police officer to manually drive it away.
- Date of incident
- 2026-03-01
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Sources
- 10
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How the event developed
- 2026-03-01Report
A Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance responding to a mass shooting in Austin
axios.com - 2026-03-04Follow-up
A Waymo robotaxi blocked emergency responders who were responding to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas on March 1, 2026, and was subsequently moved by an Austin police officer.
landline.media - 2026-04-25Follow-up
Waymo announced it would skip a public meeting in Austin convened to address the incident in which one of its robotaxis blocked an ambulance.
axios.com - 2026-04-28Follow-up
A Waymo robotaxi blocked an Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance responding to a mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, Texas on March 1, 2026, stalling the ambulance for nearly a minute until a police officer drove the vehicle out of the way; EMS confirmed the incident did not impact response time.
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- axios.comA Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance responding to a mass shooting in Austin2026-03-01copy 2026-10-31tier 2
- theautopian.comA Waymo robotaxi became stuck perpendicular across a road while executing a U-turn during an active shooter incident in Austin, Texas, blocking an ambulance and requiring a police officer to manually drive it away.2026-03-02copy 2026-10-12tier 2
- autoevolution.comWaymo robotaxi blocked a first responder vehicle during the Austin mass shooting, raising safety concerns2026-03-02copy 2026-11-01tier 2
- dailydot.comA Waymo robotaxi blocked first responders at the scene of an Austin mass shooting.2026-03-02copy 2026-10-12tier 2
- kz.kursiv.mediaWaymo robotaxi blocked a road during a mass shooting incident in the US2026-03-03copy 2026-11-01tier 2
- landline.mediaA Waymo robotaxi blocked emergency responders who were responding to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas on March 1, 2026, and was subsequently moved by an Austin police officer.2026-03-04copy 2026-10-23tier 2
- usatoday.comWaymo blocks ambulance after mass shooting, raising safety concerns - usatoday.com2026-03-06copy 2026-10-12tier 2
- axios.comAustin mass shooting incident puts spotlight on Waymo robotaxi involvement and safety concerns2026-03-09copy 2026-10-31tier 2
- axios.comWaymo announced it would skip a public meeting in Austin convened to address the incident in which one of its robotaxis blocked an ambulance.2026-04-25copy 2026-10-19tier 2
- statesman.comA Waymo robotaxi blocked an Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance responding to a mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, Texas on March 1, 2026, stalling the ambulance for nearly a minute until a police officer drove the vehicle out of the way; EMS confirmed the incident did not impact response time.2026-04-28copy 2026-11-01tier 2
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