An autonomous Cruise vehicle left police confused when they tried to pull it over

GM's Cruise self-driving unit has been offering public taxi rides in San Francisco since February. It seems the service hasn't run into any major problems. A strange situation played out last weekend when one of the company's vehicles left police confused after a routine traffic stop.

The video was first posted on April 2nd, but only began to circulate after 9to5 publisher Weintraub shared it on his personal account on Saturday. It shows San Francisco police attempting to pull over a self-drive vehicle in the city'sRichmond District, only for the car to take off as a group of onlookers watch the scene in disbelief.

On the day after Weintraub shared the video, Cruise commented on the clip, stating its vehicle yielded to police and moved to the nearest safe location for that traffic stop.

It's not clear why police stopped the vehicle, but it would appear the car didn't have its lights on. It is safe to say that we may see more episodes like the one that played out on April 2nd as more and more self-drive vehicles appear on US roads. Cruise produced a video to teach first responders how to approach its vehicles. You can check it out above.