Go check out these video clips of driverless cars blocking buses and trains in San Francisco

• Dashcam footage obtained by WIRED shows driverless cars in San Francisco blocking buses and trains.
• One clip shows a light-rail train almost hitting an autonomous car that stopped on its tracks.

Dashcam footage obtained by Wired from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), also known as Muni, show driverless cars blocking buses and trains in San Francisco.

The footage, which Wired obtained through public records requests, highlight some of the hiccups the city is facing while companies test driverless vehicles on its roads.

In one video, a light-rail train carrying San Francisco Giants fans hit its brakes before almost colliding with a driverless car operated by GM's Cruise. Footage also shows passengers on the light-rail being thrown as the light-rail, which was going 7 mph, stopped, Wired reports.

A spokesperson for Cruise told Wired that the driverless car completely stopped first, and that Cruise employees showed up to the scene a minute later. There were reportedly no injuries or damage to either vehicle.

It reportedly took seven minutes for the driverless car to be taken off the track. The light-rail driver reportedly told a passenger they were upset about having to file a report about the incident when they finished their shift.

"Now I've got to take an hour and write this crap up even though I didn't hit," the driver can be heard saying in the footage, according to Wired. "He hit me. It's one of those cars that drive itself."

"Improving road safety is our chief mission – not only for Cruise passengers, but for everyone we share the road with," Hannah Lindow, a Cruise spokesperson, said in a statement shared with Insider. "We are always improving our technology and apologize to anyone inconvenienced by these incidents — but it is important they are viewed against the deeply troubling status quo of injuries and road deaths in San Francisco. AVs are still novel and certain behavior understandably attracts a lot of attention, but we're proud of our safety record and remain committed to doing everything possible to make roads safer."

Muni records obtained by Wired show 12 reports related to driverless cars from September 2022 through March 8, 2023. Muni reportedly provided video for eight of the cases. The records show the reported cases led to overall delays of 83 minutes for public transit riders, Wired reported.

Another video obtained by Wired shows an eastbound 54 bus being blocked by a driverless car from Alphabet's Waymo. The driverless car reportedly got stuck between rows of parked cars, and alerted a remote worker known as a "fleet response specialist" for help, but a Waymo spokesperson told Wired the car encountered challenges during the remote specialist's guidance that prevented the car from resuming driving.

The Waymo spokesperson told Wired that a roadside assistance crew came to get the driverless car after 11 minutes, and was able to clear the way around 15 minutes later.

In a statement shared with Insider, a Waymo spokesperson said, "We share SFMTA's mission to serve San Francisco by complementing the city's robust public transportation infrastructure. To do this, we meet with the SFMTA regularly to answer their questions and provide updates on our service. Waymo has actively sought the input of SFMTA, as well as other SF stakeholders, on our testing and deployment, and we appreciate this healthy and open dialogue."

Self-driving car companies like Waymo and Cruise have increased their presence in San Francisco since 2021,

A Muni spokesperson told Insider that the city is "excited about the possibility that automated driving could significantly improve street safety," but "we're not there yet."

"Transit riders on Muni directly impacted by AV driving are not the only ones affected," they said. "People waiting for delayed vehicles are also affected, and, particularly for rail, interference with one vehicle can have a lasting impact on the whole transit network."

To see the footage and read more about the presence of driverless cars in San Francisco, check out the Wired report here.