Description: In Spokane, Washington, a Spokane Transit Authority double-decker bus was reportedly routed by its onboard navigation/CAD mapping system onto Cedar Street and hit a low-clearance railroad viaduct, shearing the upper deck. Of 10 people aboard, seven were reportedly hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. STA reportedly later warned operators not to use CAD maps for routing and pulled double-deckers from service pending an investigation; the driver was cited for negligent driving.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unidentified vendor of Spokane Transit Authority onboard CAD/navigation routing software developed an AI system deployed by Spokane Transit Authority, which harmed Spokane Transit Authority bus passengers and Spokane Transit Authority personnel.
Alleged implicated AI systems: CAD/navigation routing technology and Unidentified Spokane Transit Authority onboard CAD/navigation routing software
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1367
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-01-18
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Drivers for Spokane Transit Authority's double-decker buses were rerouted by onboard navigation software onto Cedar Street before one of them crashed into an overhead viaduct downtown on Sunday, photos shared with The Spokesman-Review appea…
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