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Read previewOver a dozen of Waymo's self-driving cars were vandalized in San Francisco. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Thursday that 36-year-old Ronaile Joshua Burton has been charged with 17 counts of vandalism on Waymo self-driving vehicles. AdvertisementThe arrest follows other reported incidents of vandalism against Waymo's self-driving cars in the last year. Waymo Vehicle surrounded and then graffiti’d, windows were broken, and firework lit on fire inside the vehicle which ultimately caught the entire vehicle on fire. San Francisco is one of the main test beds for self-driving tech, and incidents involving the vehicles — as well as traditional human-driven cars — are bound to come up.
Persons: , Brooke Jenkins, Joshua Burton, Burton, Adam Birka, Ms, White, Waymo, Séraphine Hossenlopp, Tesla, Zoox, Cruise, Insider's Lloyd Lee Organizations: Service, San, Business, Prosecutors, FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT, London Breed, Reuters, General Motors Locations: San Francisco, Chinatown
A San Francisco woman was run over by a Cruise robotaxi after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Cruise has faced criticism since San Francisco approved its service expansion this summer. AdvertisementAdvertisementA San Francisco pedestrian was apparently hit by two cars late Monday night, one of which didn't have a driver. A number of Cruise cars stalled in San Francisco and caused a traffic jam. There were also reports in June of a Cruise vehicle blocking emergency vehicles on their way to respond to a mass shooting.
Persons: Cruise, , braked, Justin Schorr, SFFD Organizations: San, Service, San Francisco Fire Department, NBC, Chronicle Locations: Francisco, San Francisco
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