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regulatory · S4 and above incidents

12 documented incidents where type is regulatory and severity is S4 and above, across 9 companies, 2009-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: regulatory · S4 and above.

12Unique incidents
9Companies involved
S5Highest severity
100%Verified
8%From regulators
2009-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S528 Jul 2026Dreame Technology regulatory USAFCC bars new foreign-made robot vacuums, including Dreame, from equipment authorization over national-security concerns Consumer Reports / Masha
S418 Mar 2026Intuitive Surgical regulatory USAFDA issues emergency alert on da Vinci-compatible surgical stapler reloads after 1 death, 4 injuries HealthExec
S511 Dec 2025Terra Drone regulatory Jakarta, IndonesiaTerra Drone CEO Arrested, Named Suspect in Jakarta Office Fire That Killed 22 · 22 fatalities Jakarta Globe
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
S510 Apr 2025MBTA regulatory Boston, MA, USAMBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny Boston Herald / WBUR
S518 Oct 2024Tesla regulatory USANHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality Green Car Reports
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
S408 Mar 2021STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) regulatory LibyaUN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya NPR / New York Times
S519 Oct 2013BART regulatory —NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths · systemwide recommendation CBS News San Francisco
S5~Jun 2009WMATA regulatory —WMATA suspends Automatic Train Operation systemwide after Fort Totten crash · fleet-wide, ~15 years Railway Age

Companies involved

Tesla 3Cruise 2Dreame Technology 1Intuitive Surgical 1Terra Drone 1MBTA 1STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) 1BART 1WMATA 1

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