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Autonomous vehicles and trucking · crash incidents

40 documented incidents where industry is Autonomous vehicles and trucking and type is crash, across 11 companies, 2021-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Autonomous vehicles and trucking · crash.

40Unique incidents
11Companies involved
S5Highest severity
88%Verified
2%From regulators
2021-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S223 Aug 2026Waymo crash CA, USAWaymo robotaxi collides with minivan at California Costco New York Post
S2~Aug 2026Waymo crash Denver, CO, USAUnoccupied Waymo struck in three-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Denver; police assign no fault to Waymo · 1 vehicle CBS Colorado
S3~Aug 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla Robotaxi (Model Y) crashes through bollards in Austin, no driver present · 1 vehicle Motor1
S311 May 2026Waymo crash Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo autonomous vehicle involved in rollover crash in Koreatown J&Y Law
S2~May 2026Tesla crash Houston, TX, USATesla remote-operator-controlled Robotaxi crashes in Houston Electrek
S316 Mar 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla discloses another unsupervised Robotaxi crash in Austin electrek.co
S227 Feb 2026Waymo crash Charlotte, NC, USAWaymo robotaxi crashes on first day of Charlotte operations Charlotte Observer
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injures street ambassador Mission Local
S217 Jan 2026Zoox crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox Robotaxi Collides with Open Car Door, Injuring San Francisco Street Ambassador · 1 vehicle TechCrunch
S2~Jan 2026Beep crash Washington, DC, USAAutomated Shuttle Bus Was Reportedly Rear-Ended During U.S. Department of Transportation Demonstration Ride · 1 shuttle Washington Post
S316 Dec 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USAReport: Tesla robotaxis crashing over 12x more frequently than human drivers Common Dreams
S209 Dec 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USATwo Waymo robotaxis collide, trapping a third Futurism
S406 Dec 2025Baidu Apollo Go crash ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, both in intensive care · 1 robotaxi, 2 injured CarNewsChina.com
S406 Dec 2025Baidu crash Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaBaidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi (operated by Hello) hits two pedestrians, traps one under car in Zhuzhou Interesting Engineering
S2~Nov 2025WeRide crash Abu Dhabi, UAEWeRide Self-Driving Car Involved in Accident in Abu Dhabi Days After License Approval Electric-Vehicles.com
S127 Oct 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USANeighborhood cat killed by driverless Waymo robotaxi · 1 animal killed New York Post / The Guar
S2~Oct 2025Waymo crash Atlanta, GA, USAWaymo vehicle collides with cyclist near Atlanta Beltline CBS News
S222 Sep 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla robotaxi involved in multiple crashes on first day of Austin test expansion Ars Technica
S2~Sep 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla Robotaxis Involved in Four Crashes Despite Safety Monitors Onboard The Drive
S418 Aug 2025Tesla crash Houston, TX, USATesla Cybertruck on Full Self-Driving attempts to drive off Houston overpass Jalopnik
S2~Aug 2025Baidu Apollo Go crash ChinaBaidu robotaxi falls into construction pit in China · 1 robotaxi Tech in Asia/Gulf News
S224 Jun 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla robotaxi involved in first collision during Austin testing InsideEVs
S208 Apr 2025Zoox crash Las Vegas, NV, USALas Vegas crash involving Zoox autonomous vehicle sparks software update FOX5 Vegas
S208 Apr 2025Zoox crash Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox robotaxi contacts passenger vehicle in Las Vegas, triggers recall · 270 vehicles recalled Zoox
S3~Apr 2025Aurora crash TX, USABrake issue caused driverless semi to roll, crash into food truck KLTV.com
S2~Feb 2025Tesla crash Reno, NV, USATesla Cybertruck in self-driving mode crashes into pole near Reno school Reno Gazette Journal
S520 Jan 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USAWhile Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car NBC Bay Area
S207 Jan 2025Tesla crash USATesla's 'Actually Smart Summon' Feature Reportedly Linked to Multiple Parking Lot Collisions · Multiple vehicles Washington Post
S2~2025Waymo crash Austin, TX, USAWaymo robotaxi involved in another collision in Austin NextBigFuture.com
S3~Aug 2024Tesla crash Northern California, USATesla Semi crash in Northern California investigated by NTSB KTVU
S3~Jul 2024Baidu crash ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi accident sparks safety debate in China Caixin Global
S2~Jun 2024Tesla crash Fullerton, CA, USATesla in Autopilot Mode Hits Parked Police Vehicle in Fullerton, CA · 1 vehicle KTLA
S213 May 2024Waymo crash West Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo vehicle involved in crash on 10 Freeway ABC7 Los Angeles
S2~May 2024Zoox crash USAZoox self-driving vehicles involved in two motorcycle crashes RideApart.com
S2~May 2024Zoox crash —NHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after motorcyclists rear-ended · 2 motorcyclists injured NHTSA
S2~Mar 2024Aurora crash between Fort Worth and El Paso, TX, USAPassenger car strikes driverless Aurora truck trailer on I-20 · 1 vehicle Land Line Media
S2~2024Tesla crash MD, USADriverless Tesla using Smart Summon crashes into parked car in Maryland drive.com.au
S1~Oct 2023Kodiak crash Fort Worth, TX, USAThree minor manual-mode contact incidents reported to NHTSA · 3 events, fleet reporting Trucking Dive
S2~Aug 2023Cruise crash San Francisco, CA, USASan Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle · 1 vehicle collision Wikipedia
S228 Oct 2021Pony.AI crash Fremont, CA, USAPony.ai robotaxi hits road center divider and traffic sign in Fremont · 1 vehicle Reuters

Companies involved

Tesla 13Waymo 10Zoox 6Baidu Apollo Go 2Baidu 2Aurora 2Beep 1WeRide 1Kodiak 1Cruise 1Pony.AI 1

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