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Two Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Bike-Lane Collision That Injured San Francisco Cyclist
- Occurred
- Feb 16, 2025
- Published
- Jun 20, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
San Francisco cyclist Jenifer Hanki alleged that on February 16, 2025, one driverless Waymo stopped beside a marked bike lane at a no-stopping curb without warning a passenger who opened a rear door into her path, while a second Waymo crossed into the lane and restricted her escape. Hanki said she suffered brain, spinal, and soft-tissue injuries after striking the door and second vehicle. Her lawsuit alleged failures in Waymo's Safe Exit system and passenger drop-off controls.
Developers
- Waymo
- Automated driving system developers
Deployers
- Waymo
- Robotaxi operators
- Automated driving system deployers
Harmed parties
- Road users
- Jenifer Hanki
- Bicyclists
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Self-driving vehicle collision causing physical injury and lawsuit.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8