Cruise is challenging assertions made by the SF Fire Department regarding an incident on Aug 14 when a pedestrian was fatally struck and emergency medical service crews reportedly had difficulty getting to the collision due to two Cruise taxis blocking the road. According to the Fire Department report, this "delay, no matter how minimal, contributed to a poor patient outcome". However, Cruise denies this, asserting that videos from their autonomous vehicles show otherwise and that it believes traffic remained unblocked and flowing due to the prompt removal of the first vehicle. Cruise has declined to share the video, but NBC Bay Area was able to review one that appears to corroborate its narrative.
The incident happened shortly after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted Cruise and Waymo permission to operate autonomous vehicles at all hours in the city, leading Supervisor Aaron Peskin to question the move. Now, Peskin is asking state authorities for more oversight over the AV industry. He stated there have been over 70 documented incidents of AVs obstructing first responders, saying that “seconds and minutes can make a difference in whether somebody bleeds out or is able to be resuscitated from a heart attack or other emergency”. The city will be talking to legislators and DMV leadership later this month to discuss the matter further.
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