Cruise said the robotaxi entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by the emergency vehicle that 'appeared to be en route to an emergency scene.'
General Motors' self-driving car unit Cruise can't catch a break these days, with its robotaxis being involved in three separate incidents over the past week alone.
. Finally, a third and more serious incident happened at 10 p.m. on August 17 when a Cruise AV got hit by a fire truck in San Francisco at the intersection between Polk and Turk streets. "Our car contained one passenger who was treated on scene and transported via ambulance for what we believe are non-severe injuries," the company noted. Cruise added that it is investigating the crash"to better understand our AVs performance," and will be in touch with the City of San Francisco about the event.-based robotaxi was struck by the fire truck on the right side, in the lower area of the doors.
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