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Autonomous vehicles and trucking · malfunction incidents

20 documented incidents where industry is Autonomous vehicles and trucking and type is malfunction, across 6 companies, 2022-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Autonomous vehicles and trucking · malfunction.

20Unique incidents
6Companies involved
S3Highest severity
75%Verified
15%From regulators
2022-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S1~Aug 2026Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAFather says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk SFist
S104 Jul 2026Waymo malfunction USAWaymo drives into live fireworks display, alarming passengers Fox News
S2~Jul 2026Tesla malfunction Tampa, FL, USATesla robotaxi drives wrong-way in Tampa WFLA
S1~Apr 2026Avride malfunction Austin, TX, USAAvride autonomous vehicle strikes and kills a duck in Austin, prompting testing pause · 1 vehicle, animal fatality KXAN
S216 Mar 2026Zoox malfunction —NHTSA logs 123 Zoox autonomous-mode accidents cumulative · 123 cumulative logged accidents Wikipedia
S127 Feb 2026Tier IV malfunction Koto, Tokyo, JapanKoto Ward autonomous shuttle bus accident traced to route-deviation detection failure · 1 bus LOGISTICS TODAY
S2~Jan 2026Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USAWaymo Robotaxi Enters Phoenix Light-Rail Tracks as Train Approaches · 1 vehicle AZFamily
S208 Dec 2025Waymo malfunction Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Transports Undetected Man Trapped in Trunk in Los Angeles · 1 vehicle Los Angeles Times
S1~Dec 2025Tesla malfunction Miami, FL, USAOptimus falls backward and collapses during Miami 'Autonomy Visualized' demo · 1 unit Electrek
S227 Oct 2025Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi perception blind spot led to killing of cat 'Kit Kat' The New York Times
S207 Jan 2025Tesla malfunction USATesla 'Actually Smart Summon' Linked to ~16 Parking Lot Collisions · ~16 collisions across ~2,600,000 vehicles Washington Post
S1~2025Tesla malfunction USATesla Cybertruck on FSD nearly turns into oncoming SUV Futurism
S2~Sep 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Driverless Taxi Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco · 1 vehicle SF Standard
S213 May 2024Zoox malfunction USANHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after two crashes from unexpected braking NBC News
S208 May 2024Tesla malfunction OH, USATesla on Full Self-Driving nearly drives into passing train Boing Boing
S1~May 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo driverless cars nearly strike San Francisco school crossing guards NBC Bay Area
S103 Feb 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAPassengers Feel Trapped in Waymo After Sensor-Blocking Incident ABC7 News
S311 Dec 2023Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USATwo Waymo robotaxis crash into the same truck within minutes, prompting recall STERN.de
S2~Dec 2022Cruise malfunction —NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents · fleet-wide investigation Wikipedia
S3~Aug 2022Tesla malfunction —NHTSA finds 60 FSD Beta crashes and one fatality over 12-month period · 60 crashes, 1 fatality Wikipedia

Companies involved

Waymo 9Tesla 6Zoox 2Avride 1Tier IV 1Cruise 1

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