A toddler fell in an S.F. crosswalk. Then her dad saw a Waymo coming
A Waymo, shown in January, drives in San Francisco. A father said a Waymo came too close to his fallen daughter when she tripped in a crosswalk.
TL;DR
- A father, Ben Fisher, experienced a close call when his 2-year-old daughter fell in a San Francisco crosswalk, and a Waymo robotaxi continued to approach.
- Fisher intervened, pushing a stroller in front of the Waymo to stop it, narrowly avoiding a collision.
- Waymo claims its vehicle detected both pedestrians and stopped safely about 13 feet away, displaying a pedestrian yield signal.
- Fisher contends the Waymo should have yielded more cautiously and not proceeded when his daughter was in the street.
- The incident occurs amid broader concerns about the safety and predictability of autonomous vehicles in urban environments.
- Fisher, along with witnesses, has filed incident and police reports, and contacted city officials.