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San Francisco fire commissioners press department to track autonomous vehicle incidents that interfere with responses
Summary
Commissioners asked the San Francisco Fire Department to gather incident reports and data after accounts that self-driving vehicles impeded emergency scenes; the chief said staff will compile unusual-occurrence reports and is coordinating with state regulators and AV companies.
Commissioners at the San Francisco Fire Commission's June 14 meeting asked the department to collect and report incidents where autonomous vehicles (AVs) obstructed fire or EMS responses, citing a recent shooting scene where a vehicle associated with an AV service reportedly remained in the area.
The request came from Commissioner Catherine Feinstein, who asked the department to gather “how many incidents we have had with the self driving cars, interfering at either a suppression scene or an EMS scene,” and referenced…
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