An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection in San Francisco, causing the rider to fall and sustain minor injuries before declining medical attention, leading Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall for 270 vehicles.
- Date of incident
- 2025-05-08
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Sources
- 4
How the event developed
- 2025-05-23Recall
An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection in San Francisco, causing the rider to fall and sustain minor injuries before declining medical attention, leading Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall for 270 vehicles.
cnbc.com - 2025-05-23Follow-up
An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi operating at low speed was struck by an e-scooter rider at a San Francisco intersection; the rider fell next to the vehicle, the robotaxi then moved and completed a turn without further contact, and the rider declined medical attention for minor injuries, prompting Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall.
techcrunch.com - 2025-05-25Recall
A person riding an electric scooter collided with a stopped, unoccupied Zoox robotaxi at an intersection in San Francisco in early May, fell to the ground, sustained minor injuries, and declined medical assistance, prompting Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall.
nypost.com - 2025-05-29Recall
An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi that had been stopped was struck by an e-scooterist in San Francisco; the rider fell beside the vehicle, which then began moving forward in autonomous mode without detecting the prone person, though it did not make contact with them, and the rider suffered minor injuries from the initial collision.
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- cnbc.comAn unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection in San Francisco, causing the rider to fall and sustain minor injuries before declining medical attention, leading Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall for 270 vehicles.2025-05-23tier 1
- techcrunch.comAn unoccupied Zoox robotaxi operating at low speed was struck by an e-scooter rider at a San Francisco intersection; the rider fell next to the vehicle, the robotaxi then moved and completed a turn without further contact, and the rider declined medical attention for minor injuries, prompting Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall.2025-05-23tier 2
- nypost.comA person riding an electric scooter collided with a stopped, unoccupied Zoox robotaxi at an intersection in San Francisco in early May, fell to the ground, sustained minor injuries, and declined medical assistance, prompting Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall.2025-05-25tier 2
- carscoops.comAn unoccupied Zoox robotaxi that had been stopped was struck by an e-scooterist in San Francisco; the rider fell beside the vehicle, which then began moving forward in autonomous mode without detecting the prone person, though it did not make contact with them, and the rider suffered minor injuries from the initial collision.2025-05-29tier 2
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