AutonomousMedium
Firefighters Smashed Cruise AV's Front Window to Stop It from Running over Fire Hoses
- Occurred
- Jan 21, 2023
- Published
- Jun 23, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Local firefighters were only able to stop a Cruise AV from driving over fire hoses that were in use in an active fire scene when they shattered its front window.
Developers
- Cruise
Deployers
- Cruise
Harmed parties
- San Francisco residents
- San Francisco firefighters
- San Francisco Fire Department
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Incident involves Cruise AV (autonomous vehicle) failing to stop at fire scene, requiring physical intervention.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8