Driverless Cruise vehicle baffles San Francisco police on bizarre sidewalk drive

Monday, April 11, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police officers had a unique traffic stop earlier this month. Their suspect was no one.

Video showed officers pulling over a driverless Cruise vehicle in San Francisco's Richmond District, before officers approached the driver's side window to find no human in the seat.
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Suddenly, the Cruise vehicle then took off, driving for several feet through an intersection and down the street before coming to a stop, video showed.

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Cruise commented on Twitter saying, "The vehicle yielded to the nearest safe location for a traffic stop."

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The company said it works closely with San Francisco Police Department on how to interact with these autonomous vehicles, according to a later Twitter reply.

A traffic citation was not issued to the company.

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