A hit-and-run driver hit a woman and threw her into an oncoming autonomous cruise vehicle as she was crossing a normally busy stretch of road in downtown San Francisco on Monday night, according to video recorded in the city. in the path of the car and knocked her down. Cruise’s self-driving car demonstrated to NBC Bay Area Investigative Team.
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A San Francisco woman was seriously injured after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver and thrown under a self-driving Cruise on Monday night.
San Francisco police told CNBC that officers responded to a hit-and-run incident at the intersection of Fifth and Market streets around 9:30 p.m. A Cruise spokesman and San Francisco police said the impact threw the pedestrian in front of the Cruise vehicle, which braked “violently” and remained in place as police requested.
Police said officers provided assistance at the scene before paramedics took the woman to hospital.
A Cruise spokesperson told CNBC: “Our sincere concern and concern is for the welfare of the injured, and we are actively working with the police to help identify the driver.” There were no passengers in the Cruise vehicle.
As of Tuesday morning, police had not located witnesses. NBC Bay Area But Cruise vehicles had numerous cameras inside and outside that captured much of the incident, the report said. CNBC reviewed footage of the incident, which shows both the Cruise vehicle and the hit-and-run vehicle driving down Fifth Street.
A hit-and-run driver hit a woman and threw her into an oncoming autonomous cruise vehicle as she was crossing a normally busy stretch of road in downtown San Francisco on Monday night, according to video recorded in the city. in the path of the car and knocked her down. Cruise’s self-driving car demonstrated to NBC Bay Area Investigative Team.
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As the two vehicles crossed Market Street, the hit-and-run driver struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian did not appear to be using the marked pedestrian crossing. The woman was thrown into the hit-and-run vehicle and into the right lane of Cruise’s vehicle. The Cruise car stopped immediately. After impact. NBC Bay Area reported that the woman was trapped under the left rear axle of the vehicle, and the San Francisco Fire Department was forced to use the “mouth of life” to free her.
Emergency personnel told NBC Bay Area that the woman suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. San Francisco police said the pedestrian’s condition was unknown.
Cruise Lines is a subsidiary of General Motors The company has been piloting its driverless fleet in San Francisco since August. The company has come under scrutiny from first responders and the public for multiple incidents involving traffic jams and delays. along with letters-Subsidiaries Waymo and Cruise are among the few U.S. companies testing autonomous driving.
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