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Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Caught Fire After Driving Over Firework in San Francisco
- Occurred
- Jul 4, 2026
- Published
- Jul 5, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
An unoccupied Waymo robotaxi reportedly drove over a small firework near the 1200 block of Connecticut Street in San Francisco on July 4, 2026, and caught fire. No passengers were aboard and no injuries were reported. Waymo said it coordinated with the San Francisco Fire Department and local authorities to remove the damaged vehicle.
Developers
- Waymo
- Automated driving system developers
Deployers
- Waymo
- Automated driving system deployers
- Robotaxi operators
Harmed parties
- Waymo
- Robotaxi operators
- Automated driving system deployers
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Incident involves an autonomous vehicle (Waymo robotaxi) catching fire after driving over a firework, with no injuries reported.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8