Waymo Confirms Vehicle's Role In Death of 16th Street Bodega Cat, as Mourning Continues

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/31/waymo-cops-to-vehicles-role-in-death-of-16th-street-bodega-cat-as-mourning-continues/Waymo has acknowledged that one of its autonomous vehicles ran over a beloved corner store cat on 16th Street Monday, and the company says it will be making a donation to an animal rights organization in the cat's honor. The circumstances surrounding the Monday night death of KitKat, a well known and well loved resident cat at Randa's Market on 16th Street in SF's Mission District, will likely continue to be scrutinized. Multiple witnesses were reportedly present for the accident, in which the cat was either on or next to the sidewalk, and a Waymo vehicle was reportedly picking up passengers and pulled out quickly from the curbside. When