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Incident 1543: Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Obstructed Ambulance Responding to Austin Mass Shooting

Description: During the response to a mass shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, a Waymo robotaxi reportedly stopped across a street while traveling to pick up a passenger, briefly blocking an ambulance. Video reportedly showed the vehicle inching forward as police arrived; an officer contacted Waymo through its speaker system, after which the vehicle moved into a parking garage. Austin-Travis County EMS said the delay was resolved without significant effects on patient care or operations.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: The date for this incident ID is 03/01/2026; the ID itself was created 06/18/2026.

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Alleged: Waymo and Automated driving system developers developed an AI system deployed by Waymo , Robotaxi operators and Automated driving system deployers, which harmed Road users , Patients , Emergency medical responders , Emergency medical patients and Austin-Travis County EMS.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Waymo Driver , Robotaxi systems , Emergency medical services and Automated driving systems

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1543
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2026-03-01
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting
Council member calls on Waymo to address emergency response concerns after mass shootingWaymo to skip Austin safety meeting after robotaxi blocks ambulance during mass shootingAustin officials say as many as 5 Waymos blocked first responders during mass shooting response
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Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting

Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting

axios.com

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Council member calls on Waymo to address emergency response concerns after mass shooting

Council member calls on Waymo to address emergency response concerns after mass shooting

cbsaustin.com

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Waymo to skip Austin safety meeting after robotaxi blocks ambulance during mass shooting

Waymo to skip Austin safety meeting after robotaxi blocks ambulance during mass shooting

cbsaustin.com

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Austin officials say as many as 5 Waymos blocked first responders during mass shooting response

Austin officials say as many as 5 Waymos blocked first responders during mass shooting response

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting
axios.com · 2026

A Waymo robotaxi picking up a passenger near Sunday morning's mass shooting in Austin blocked an ambulance from reaching the scene, according to a bystander video. Waymo and EMS officials confirmed the video shows the company's vehicle bloc…

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Council member calls on Waymo to address emergency response concerns after mass shooting
cbsaustin.com · 2026

AUSTIN, Texas --- An Austin City Council member is calling on Waymo to meet with city officials after video circulated online showing one of the company's autonomous vehicles apparently blocking first responders near the scene of a deadly m…

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Waymo to skip Austin safety meeting after robotaxi blocks ambulance during mass shooting
cbsaustin.com · 2026

AUSTIN, Texas --- Waymo will not attend this week's meeting of the Austin Mobility and Public Safety Committee, despite being invited to address safety concerns about its driverless taxis.

Austin City Council Member Zohaib "Zo" Qadri invite…

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Austin officials say as many as 5 Waymos blocked first responders during mass shooting response
spectrumlocalnews.com · 2026

AUSTIN, Texas --- Austin city officials held a meeting on autonomous vehicles (AVs) interfering with first responders during last month's mass shooting. During the meeting, public safety officials said that as many as five Waymo robotaxis b…

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