{"id":138129,"date":"2026-07-06T20:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/terrified-passengers-film-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-driving-into-live-fireworks-in-san-francisco-138129"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:16:41","slug":"terrified-passengers-film-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-driving-into-live-fireworks-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/terrified-passengers-film-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-driving-into-live-fireworks-in-san-francisco-138129","title":{"rendered":"Terrified passengers film Waymo autonomous vehicle driving into live fireworks in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Passengers in a Waymo vehicle were terrified as the car drove into lit fireworks in the middle of a <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco street<\/a> during Independence Day celebrations over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage of the incident shows a group of passengers who were shocked as the driverless car seemingly approaches lit fireworks in the middle of a street as the explosives are about to launch.<\/p>\n<p>As the car gets closer, someone on the street appears to warn the vehicle to stop by waving their hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/us\/delta-flight-struck-fireworks-while-landing-chicago-fourth-july-faa-investigates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DELTA FLIGHT STRUCK BY FIREWORKS WHILE LANDING IN CHICAGO ON FOURTH OF JULY, FAA INVESTIGATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, no, no, don\u2019t go, don\u2019t go, don\u2019t go,&#8221; one of the passengers is heard saying off-camera.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/health\/orthopedics\/technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autonomous vehicle<\/a> then passes over the colorful flames and sparks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Waymo just drove into a firework,&#8221; a passenger says in the clip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/tech\/zoox-robotaxi-redesign-brings-big-rider-upgrades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ZOOX ROBOTAXI REDESIGN BRINGS BIG RIDER UPGRADES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are we on fire, dude?&#8221; a fellow passenger asks.<\/p>\n<p>A Waymo spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the company &#8220;is committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/auto\/attributes\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping our riders safe<\/a> and earning the trust of the communities where we operate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take situations like this seriously and are committed to evaluating and learning from these events,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/us\/brooklyn-bridge-catches-fire-amid-nyc-fireworks-display-trump-hails-dc-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BROOKLYN BRIDGE CATCHES FIRE AMID NYC FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS TRUMP HAILS IT IN DC SPEECH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported to either the passengers or the vehicle, and the company reached out to the riders after their trip. The possession of fireworks, even &#8220;Safe and Sane&#8221; explosives, is illegal in San Francisco, the city&#8217;s fire department said.<\/p>\n<p>One woman was killed and two other adults and a child were injured Saturday in a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/us\/brooklyn-bridge-catches-fire-amid-nyc-fireworks-display-trump-hails-dc-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fireworks explosion<\/a>, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in San Francisco, some Waymo vehicles were towed when their batteries died after vehicles became stuck in traffic for hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our priority is keeping San Francisco moving safely, especially during major city celebrations,&#8221; the Waymo spokesperson said. &#8220;On the Fourth of July, extreme traffic congestion in northern San Francisco disrupted normal operations for several Waymo vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In coordination with local authorities and emergency services, our roadside assistance team worked quickly to clear our vehicles from the area,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/terrified-passengers-film-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-driving-into-live-fireworks-san-francisco\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/terrified-passengers-film-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-driving-into-live-fireworks-san-francisco <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passengers in a Waymo vehicle were terrified as the car drove into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Independence Day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-138129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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