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MTA / NYCT

Robot types: Automation operator / site. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 25.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 16 of 40 among Other companies with incidents (142 tracked).

Analyst brief

MTA / NYCT's record contains two entries: a May 20, 2026 subway signal system fault disrupting rush-hour service (severity 2) and a July 26, 2021 Queens Boulevard Line signal system outage (severity 3). The record is press-driven and spans nearly five years between the two entries, indicating recurrence of the same failure type (signal-system outage) rather than an escalating or diversifying pattern. The gap between events does not support a claim of an accelerating trend.

Risk index

25.8/100RobotRisk index

23.2/100Median index across the 40 Other companies with incident history (142 tracked, 102 with none)

16 of 40Rank in Other (of 40 with incident history)

ElevatedRisk band

Products and robot types

Industries: Other

Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.

Robot type	Share of company risk	Rank within type
Automation operator / site	100%	4 of 13

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident type	Unique incidents	Share
outage	2	100%

Unique incident list

2 unique incidents on file for this company.

Sev	Date	Type	Location	Incident	Source
S2	~May 2026	outage	New York, NY, USA	Subway signal system fault disrupts rush-hour service · 4 subway lines, partial segments, morning rush	Hoodline
S3	26 Jul 2021	outage	NYC, USA	Queens Boulevard Line signal system outage · Queens Blvd Line segment (4 routes), ~4 hours, 89 trains delayed	amNewYork