December 25, 2025 at 2:55 pm

A Waymo Vehicle Hit A Beloved Neighborhood Cat And The Whole Block Is Coming Together To Remember It

by Michael Levanduski

Cat memorial due to Waymo accident

Shutterstock, TikTok

Self-driving cars have come a long way, and the data is already showing that they are much safer than human driven vehicles.

Of course, they aren’t perfect yet, and one vehicle from Waymo hit and killed a cat that was beloved by its owners and the bodega where it lived. Now the whole neighborhood is coming together to give it a proper memorial.

One TikToker made a video of it, which had a large picture of the cat and mounds of flowers. The caption of the video said, “The memorial has grown. I’ve left flowers every day.”

They clearly loved the cat.

KitKat Memorial

TikTok/frijolefiddler

They show some of the candles and flowers. The caption goes on, “Today one KitKat for you and one for me.”

She put a KitKat candy bar on the memorial.

What a sweet memorial.

KitKat memorial

TikTok/frijolefiddler

The caption ends with, “If you’re around, give Mike (the owner) some love. He’s struggling more than anyone right now.”

Losing a pet is always difficult.

KitKat Memorial

TikTok/frijolefiddler

The description of the video says, “If you’re not a 16th street regular, this can seem silly, but this cat meant so much to this community. If you knew KitKat, you’d understand.”

I think everyone can understand how sad it is when a neighborhood cat gets hit by a car.

It is nice to see the community coming together.

Check out the full video below to see the memorial for yourself.

@frijolefiddler

if you’re not a 16th street regular this can seem silly but this cat meant so much to this community. if you knew kitkat you’d understand. support randas market and give Mike some love. #sf #kitkat

♬ sonido original – 🔥🔥🔥

Read on to see the comments as well.

This person blames Waymo.

Comment 1 9 A Waymo Vehicle Hit A Beloved Neighborhood Cat And The Whole Block Is Coming Together To Remember It

Apparently, the Waymo CEO said this?

Comment 2 9 A Waymo Vehicle Hit A Beloved Neighborhood Cat And The Whole Block Is Coming Together To Remember It

The Internet is joining in on the grieving.

Comment 3 9 A Waymo Vehicle Hit A Beloved Neighborhood Cat And The Whole Block Is Coming Together To Remember It

A sad story, but hopeful that the neighborhood is coming together.

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