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Who gets the ticket in this case? The San Francisco Police Department confirmed officers stopped a vehicle in the Richmond District earlier this month when it was observed driving after dark without its headlights activated. The strange part was the vehicle was unoccupied. A video taken by a witness shows officers approaching the car after it pulled over and expressing surprise at finding it empty. The autonomous vehicle was a taxi operated by Cruise, a company majority-owned by General Motors. The company tweeted that no citation was issued and that, “We work closely with the SFPD on how to interact with our vehicles, including a dedicated phone number for them to call in situations like this.” Cruise also added that a maintenance team took control of the car to deal with the headlight issue.