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Autonomous vehicles and trucking · regulatory incidents

18 documented incidents where industry is Autonomous vehicles and trucking and type is regulatory, across 7 companies, 2020-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Autonomous vehicles and trucking · regulatory.

18Unique incidents
7Companies involved
S5Highest severity
78%Verified
6%From regulators
2020-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S303 Sep 2026Tesla regulatory Austin, TX, USANHTSA opens Audit Query AQ26002 into Tesla Cybercab certification · ~1,000 Cybercabs Motor1 / TechCrunch
S3~May 2026Avride regulatory TX, USANHTSA opens probe into Avride after Texas self-driving crashes · 37 cumulative logged accidents; formal NHTSA probe Reuters
S3~Apr 2026Baidu Apollo Go regulatory ChinaChina suspends new AV permits after Baidu's mass outage · nationwide AV permits Automotive World
S323 Jan 2026Waymo regulatory USAWaymo vehicle investigated after striking pedestrian and passing stopped school bus Land Line Media
S3~Dec 2025Waymo regulatory TX, USAWaymo Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe Reuters
S324 Oct 2025Tesla regulatory USANHTSA probes Tesla 'Mad Max' FSD mode over reckless driving behavior Reuters
S317 Oct 2025Waymo regulatory USANHTSA investigates Waymo robotaxis for failing to stop for school buses Reuters
S3~Sep 2025Tesla regulatory Austin, TX, USATesla accused of redacting details of three robotaxi accidents in crash reports Electrek
S401 Aug 2025Tesla regulatory Key Largo, FL, USAFederal jury finds Tesla 33% liable in fatal 2019 Key Largo Autopilot crash · 1 fatality; jury verdict against Tesla Wikipedia
S518 Oct 2024Tesla regulatory USANHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality Green Car Reports
S330 Sep 2024Cruise regulatory —NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity · $1.5 million civil penalty The Verge
S426 Apr 2024Tesla regulatory —NHTSA investigation finds Autopilot contributed to 467 crashes including 13 fatal · 956 crashes reviewed; 467 attributed; 13 fatal NHTSA
S425 Jan 2024Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S424 Oct 2023Cruise regulatory CA, USACalifornia DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide · entire California fleet grounded CNBC
S3~Oct 2023Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USACruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman ABC7 Bay Area
S3~May 2022Pony.AI regulatory —California DMV revokes Pony.ai autonomous testing permit · California testing permit revoked TechCrunch
S319 Nov 2021Pony.AI regulatory —California DMV suspends Pony.ai driverless testing permit · California driverless testing permit suspended Reuters
S3~Feb 2020EasyMile regulatory USANHTSA bans EasyMile self-driving shuttle fleet from carrying passengers WIRED / Smart Cities Div

Companies involved

Tesla 6Cruise 4Waymo 3Pony.AI 2Avride 1Baidu Apollo Go 1EasyMile 1

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