The video shows police yelling at a driverless Waymo cab to stop before it rolls over a fire hose

• Footage obtained by the San Francisco news site Mission Local shows police trying to flag down a Waymo driverless cab.
• The vehicle was about to run over an active fire hose.
• Waymo said it works closely with public safety agencies and trains first responders to interact with its vehicles.

The driverless taxis that carry passengers throughout San Francisco are a technological marvel and sometimes a nuisance.

In February, a robot taxi operated by Waymo (an Alphabet company) stumbled upon the scene of a fire caused by an explosion and didn’t get out of the way, reported the Mission Local outlet. The police officers shouted and did everything they could to secure the electricity Jaguar no roll over a fire hose across the street, body-cam footage obtained from outlet shows.

“He doesn’t know what to do!” shouts an officer standing in front of the confused car across the intersection at the camera-wearing officer.

“I’m going to blow up a flare,” the second officer says, hoping the billowing smoke will keep the taxi from progressing beyond the waterline. “No! Stay!” he yells as he sets the flaming flare on the ground in front of the Waymo’s bumper.

After the officers leave, the taxi begins to creep forward again, prompting a curse from one officer. One goes to block his path while the other radios to the dispatcher, asking if they can contact Waymo for help.

“I have some pickles. I have a autonomous vehicle, the Waymo, is slowly approaching and close to a major waterline that the SF Fire has just loaded. I can’t control it,” he says. “I don’t trust this AI.”

After speaking to a Waymo representative over the car’s speakers, an agent parks the car. A few minutes later, someone shows up to rescue the car and takes it away.

A Waymo spokesperson told Insider that the company improved its technology in the three months following the crash.

“We work closely with public safety officials to ensure the safe introduction of our technology into all markets in which we operate. As part of the training, Waymo outlines best practices, shares its first responder guidance, and provides a telephone number to contact Waymo directly in the event of an outage,” the spokesperson said.

Waymo operates autonomous cabs in San Francisco and Phoenix, and customers can flag rides via an app.

As impressive as they are, driverless taxis on today’s roads still have trouble reacting to unusual situations like blocked roads or commands from first responders.

A recent Tik Tok viral video shows a police officer repeatedly waving a Waymo cab to stop. Everyone inside the car laughs as they try to tell the officer they are not in control.