California

TROUBLE
Waymo confirms its car killed KitKat, Mission bodega darling

by OSCAR PALMA
October 31, 2025, 11:41 am


An image of KitKat, who was allegedly killed by a Waymo this week, on Tuesday October. 28, 2025. Photo by Oscar Palma.
Waymo confirmed on Thursday night that one of its autonomous vehicles killed KitKat, a beloved liquor store cat in the Mission District known by many as “the 16th Street ambassador.”

“We reviewed this, and while our vehicle was stopped to pick up passengers, a nearby cat darted under our vehicle as it was pulling away,” read a statement by Waymo. “We send our deepest sympathies to the cat’s owner and the community who knew and loved him, and we will be making a donation to a local animal rights organization in his honor.”

Waymo did not reply to a request to review the video, and did not say how much it would donate or what group would receive the gift.

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