Self-driving car blocking road ‘delayed patient care’, San Francisco officials say

Cruise, the robotaxi firm, denies the city's claims its vehicle blocked ambulance which resulted in injured person's death

San Francisco authorities and the company Cruise have offered conflicting accounts of an incident in which the fire department said two of the company's robotaxis delayed an ambulance transporting a patient with critical injuries who later died at a hospital.

The company denied the city's claims and shared video with the Guardian that shows one of the vehicles quickly leaving the area. Reports of the incident have garnered outrage in San Francisco, which has been battling over the use of robotaxis vehicles in the city.