A Waymo driverless taxi struck a small dog in San Francisco’s Western Addition on Sunday night, the company confirmed, the latest animal collision involving the autonomous vehicles and one that comes amid a growing backlash over the death of a beloved neighborhood cat.
At around 8 p.m., a Waymo vehicle “made contact with a small, unleashed dog in the roadway” at Scott and Eddy streets, a company spokesperson said in a statement Monday night. The dog’s condition is unknown.
A passenger riding in the robotaxi with their family initially reported the accident on Reddit…