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WF-DDHG9A

Cruise Autonomous Car Blocked Fire Truck Responding to Emergency

A fire truck in San Francisco responding to a fire was blocked from passing a doubled-parked garbage truck by a self-driving Cruise car on the opposing lane which stayed put and did not reverse to clear the lane.

Date it happened
2022-04-05
Organisation involved
Cruise
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