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Fire department warns autonomous vehicles are hindering emergency response, urges action
Summary
San Francisco Fire Department leaders described multiple incidents where driverless vehicles obstructed or disabled fire apparatus and equipment, and the commission urged the department to pursue regulatory and interagency remedies.
Chief Ginny Nicholson, chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, told the Fire Commission on May 10 that the department has logged multiple incidents in which autonomous vehicles interfered with emergency response, at times preventing crews from leaving stations or reaching calls. "These vehicles are not ready for prime time," Nicholson said, describing episodes in which an autonomous car ran over and damaged a hose outside Station 2 and another stopped directly in front of a rig at Engine 36 so crews could not get to a…
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