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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

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

A driverless taxi of Cruise is seen on the road of San Francisco.
A driverless taxi of Cruise is seen on the road of San Francisco. Photograph: Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

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.

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