A Waymo vehicle ran over a small, unleashed dog on May 21, 2023, at 10:56 a.m. PT on Toland Street at Toland Place in San Francisco, the company confirmed on Monday. Coverage from Techcrunch has highlighted this story.

The dog is described as a small animal; San Francisco Animal Care and Control logged the report, according to local accounts.

Waymo issued a statement on Monday acknowledging the collision and saying the company is investigating. “Unfortunately, a Waymo vehicle made contact with a small, unleashed dog in the roadway. We are dedicated to learning from this situation and how we show up for our community as we continue improving road safety in the cities we serve,” a Waymo spokesperson said. The company added: “We have not received a status update on the dog.”

San Francisco Animal Care and Control was the agency that received the 311 complaint tied to the incident, a key step in the city’s reporting process for animal-related emergencies.

Local reporting on Waymo’s operations and community concerns appears in neighborhood outlets such as Mission Local, which has covered responses to incidents involving autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. As covered by Spectruieee, readers can explore more context around the event.

Waymo said it is investigating the event and reviewing what happened. The company confirmed the collision on Monday and provided updates as of Monday afternoon about its ongoing review. Company spokespeople provided the statements included above.

The account adds to broader local scrutiny of autonomous vehicle operations in the city and follows public discussion about how such systems interact with unpredictable events on city streets. Community outlets and social platforms carried eyewitness and passenger descriptions in the hours after the incident.

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