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Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Caught Fire After Driving Over Firework in San Francisco

AI Incident Database · article · Jul 5, 2026 · UTC

An unoccupied Waymo robotaxi reportedly drove over a small firework near the 1200 block of Connecticut Street in San Francisco on July 4, 2026, and caught fire. No passengers were aboard and no injuries were reported. Waymo said it coordinated with the San Francisco Fire Department and local authorities to remove the damaged vehicle.

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incident-report
evidenceStatus
reported
region
Global

Reported occurrence date: 2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.

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