Description: San Francisco cyclist Jenifer Hanki alleged that on February 16, 2025, one driverless Waymo stopped beside a marked bike lane at a no-stopping curb without warning a passenger who opened a rear door into her path, while a second Waymo crossed into the lane and restricted her escape. Hanki said she suffered brain, spinal, and soft-tissue injuries after striking the door and second vehicle. Her lawsuit alleged failures in Waymo's Safe Exit system and passenger drop-off controls.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: This incident is reported to have occurred on 02/16/2025. The incident ID was created 06/18/2026. See also: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hanki-v-waymo.pdf.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Waymo and Automated driving system developers developed an AI system deployed by Waymo , Robotaxi operators and Automated driving system deployers, which harmed Road users , Jenifer Hanki and Bicyclists.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Waymo Safe Exit system , Waymo Driver , Robotaxi systems and Automated driving systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1537
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-02-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Jenifer Hanki was cycling down Seventh Street in San Francisco when an autonomous Waymo pulled into her marked bike lane and a passenger popped open a back door, colliding with her bike and ejecting her into the side of a second Waymo also …
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