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San Francisco is reeling after the loss of one of its most beloved bodega cats … a community fixture who, according to his owner, was tragically struck and killed by a Waymo self-driving car.<\/p>\n
KitKat — the resident feline at Randa\u2019s Market in the Mission District — was reportedly hit by a driverless Waymo late Monday. A local resident told Mission Local <\/a>he was driving down the street when he saw the Waymo suddenly swerve … and people on the sidewalk started shouting and grabbed the cat as the Waymo drove off.<\/p>\n Tragedy has struck 16th St. in the Mission.<\/p>\n KitKat, the beloved bodega cat of Randa’s Market, was killed earlier this week.<\/p>\n Neighbors & friends blame a Waymo autonomous car. https:\/\/t.co\/V7ozeUp7Fc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mission Local (@MLNow) October 29, 2025<\/a> A 311 city complaint stated KitKat was near the store, sitting on the sidewalk next to the transit lane when he was struck — and the self-driving taxi \u201cdid not even try to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A growing memorial now sits outside the liquor-store market near 16th and Valencia, with neighbors gutted over the loss of a true community fixture.<\/p>\n For nearly a decade, KitKat<\/a> wasn\u2019t just a cat — he was the “Mayor of 16th Street” \u00a0— and store owner Mike Zeidan says the outpouring of love has been incredibly touching.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Just another reminder that self-driving doesn\u2019t always mean safe driving, something Elon Musk<\/a> is being reminded of — his car company Tesla offers self-driving options — with folks flooding his X feed by tagging him in KitKat’s heartbreaking story.<\/p>\n We’ve reached out to Waymo … so far, no word back.<\/p>\n
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