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Robotaxi

Type index 100.0/100 · 99 incidents (15 at S4+) · 8 of 22 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 11 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Robotaxi

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
Waymo100%1 of 896.9
Cruise100%2 of 873.5
Zoox100%3 of 871.3
Baidu100%4 of 862.0
Tesla14%5 of 8100.0
Baidu Apollo Go100%6 of 852.4
Pony.AI100%7 of 836.1
Avride100%8 of 834.8

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
Waymo DriverWaymo Robotaxiga4496.9
AV (Bolt)Cruise Robotaxiearly-access1373.5
Zoox VehicleZoox Robotaxiearly-access1671.3
Apollo Go (RT6)Baidu Robotaxishipping662.0
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y)Tesla Robotaxiearly-access955.9
Apollo Go robotaxiBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxishipping452.4
PonyPilot+Pony.AI Robotaxiearly-access436.1
Avride robotaxi & delivery robotsAvride Robotaxiearly-access234.8
CybercabTesla Robotaxiconcept132.2
AutoX Gen5AutoX Robotaxiearly-access00.0
Cruise OriginCruise Robotaxiconcept00.0

Incidents

99 of 99 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S303 Sep 2026Tesla regulatory Austin, TX, USANHTSA opens Audit Query AQ26002 into Tesla Cybercab certification · ~1,000 Cybercabs Motor1 / TechCrunch
S223 Aug 2026Waymo crash CA, USAWaymo robotaxi collides with minivan at California Costco New York Post
S5~Aug 2026Waymo fatality Dallas, TX, USAPedestrian killed by SUV thrown into stationary Waymo in Dallas · 1 fatality (secondary contact) FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
S3~Aug 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla Robotaxi (Model Y) crashes through bollards in Austin, no driver present · 1 vehicle Motor1
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
S1~Aug 2026Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAFather says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk SFist
S427 Jul 2026Waymo injury Los Angeles, CA, USAWoman critically injured in two-car crash involving Waymo vehicle in Los Angeles ABC7 Bay Area / Los Ange
S317 Jul 2026Zoox recall Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke CNBC
S317 Jul 2026Zoox recall USAZoox recalls 105 robotaxis over heavy-smoke detection failure · 105 robotaxis recalled Reuters
S104 Jul 2026Waymo malfunction USAWaymo drives into live fireworks display, alarming passengers Fox News
S3~Jul 2026Waymo fire Atlanta, GA, USAWaymo robotaxi catches fire after rear-end crash in Atlanta Hoodline
S2~Jul 2026Tesla malfunction Tampa, FL, USATesla robotaxi drives wrong-way in Tampa WFLA
S320 Jun 2026Zoox recall USAZoox Autonomous Vehicle Enters Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Recall · 105 vehicles recalled Reuters
S318 Jun 2026Waymo recall —Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over freeway construction-zone software defect · 3,871 vehicles The Robot Report
S3~Jun 2026Waymo recall USAWaymo recalls ~4,000 robotaxis after vehicles entered closed freeway construction zones Austin American-Statesma
S311 May 2026Waymo crash Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo autonomous vehicle involved in rollover crash in Koreatown J&Y Law
S3~May 2026Waymo recall USAWaymo recalls robotaxi software over risk of driving into flooded roads NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
S3~May 2026Avride regulatory TX, USANHTSA opens probe into Avride after Texas self-driving crashes · 37 cumulative logged accidents; formal NHTSA probe Reuters
S2~May 2026Tesla crash Houston, TX, USATesla remote-operator-controlled Robotaxi crashes in Houston Electrek
S320 Apr 2026Waymo recall San Antonio, TX, USAUnoccupied Waymo Robotaxi Swept Into Waterway After Entering Flooded San Antonio Road · 3,791 vehicles recalled BBC News
S3~Apr 2026Baidu Apollo Go regulatory ChinaChina suspends new AV permits after Baidu's mass outage · nationwide AV permits Automotive World
S1~Apr 2026Avride malfunction Austin, TX, USAAvride autonomous vehicle strikes and kills a duck in Austin, prompting testing pause · 1 vehicle, animal fatality KXAN
S331 Mar 2026Baidu Apollo Go outage Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaBaidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure' · 100+ vehicles Reuters/CarNewsChina/The
S231 Mar 2026Baidu outage Wuhan, ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Stall in Traffic During System Failure in Wuhan · ~100 vehicles Wired
S316 Mar 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla discloses another unsupervised Robotaxi crash in Austin electrek.co
S216 Mar 2026Zoox malfunction —NHTSA logs 123 Zoox autonomous-mode accidents cumulative · 123 cumulative logged accidents Wikipedia
S201 Mar 2026Waymo disruption Austin, TX, USAWaymo Robotaxis Block Ambulance During Austin Mass Shooting Response · up to 5 vehicles Axios
S227 Feb 2026Waymo crash Charlotte, NC, USAWaymo robotaxi crashes on first day of Charlotte operations Charlotte Observer
S323 Jan 2026Waymo regulatory USAWaymo vehicle investigated after striking pedestrian and passing stopped school bus Land Line Media
S323 Jan 2026Waymo injury Santa Monica, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica school Reuters
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
S217 Jan 2026Zoox injury San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes opening car door, injures driver in San Francisco · 1 injury Mission Local
S2~Jan 2026Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USAWaymo Robotaxi Enters Phoenix Light-Rail Tracks as Train Approaches · 1 vehicle AZFamily
S323 Dec 2025Zoox recall USAZoox recalls robotaxis for veering into oncoming traffic · 332 vehicles recalled Reuters
S120 Dec 2025Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxis Contribute to Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage San Francisco Chronicle
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
S208 Dec 2025Waymo malfunction Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Transports Undetected Man Trapped in Trunk in Los Angeles · 1 vehicle Los Angeles Times
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 injury ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxi Strikes Pedestrians, One Trapped Beneath Vehicle Interesting Engineering
S406 Dec 2025Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaCity of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians CarNewsChina
S406 Dec 2025Baidu crash Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaBaidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi (operated by Hello) hits two pedestrians, traps one under car in Zhuzhou Interesting Engineering
S3~Dec 2025Waymo regulatory TX, USAWaymo Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe Reuters
S1~Dec 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo self-driving vehicle strikes dog in San Francisco Mission Local
S308 Nov 2025Waymo recall —Waymo recalls 3,067 vehicles for illegally passing stopped school buses · 3,067 vehicles CBS News
S227 Oct 2025Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi perception blind spot led to killing of cat 'Kit Kat' The New York Times
S127 Oct 2025Waymo crash San Francisco, CA, USANeighborhood cat killed by driverless Waymo robotaxi · 1 animal killed New York Post / The Guar
S317 Oct 2025Waymo regulatory USANHTSA investigates Waymo robotaxis for failing to stop for school buses Reuters
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
S514 Sep 2025Waymo fatality USAWaymo robotaxi involved in motorcyclist fatality, reportedly not at fault Forbes
S3~Sep 2025Tesla regulatory Austin, TX, USATesla accused of redacting details of three robotaxi accidents in crash reports Electrek
S2~Sep 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla Robotaxis Involved in Four Crashes Despite Safety Monitors Onboard The Drive
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 May 2025Zoox injury —Zoox robotaxi collides with e-scooter rider · 1 minor injury Zoox safety recall repor
S3~May 2025Zoox recall Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox issues software recall after Las Vegas robotaxi crash NBC News
S3~May 2025Waymo recall —Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over collisions with gates and chains · 1,212 vehicles InsideEVs
S308 Apr 2025Zoox recall —Zoox recalls approximately 270 vehicles after intersection collision · approx. 270 vehicles Zoox safety recall repor
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
S416 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims The Press Democrat
S316 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USATwo Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Bike-Lane Collision That Injured San Francisco Cyclist · 2 vehicles, 1 cyclist injured San Francisco Chronicle
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
S2~2025Waymo crash Austin, TX, USAWaymo robotaxi involved in another collision in Austin NextBigFuture.com
S3~Dec 2024Cruise shutdown —GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi business · company-wide program wind-down Wikipedia
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S330 Sep 2024Cruise regulatory —NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity · $1.5 million civil penalty The Verge
S2~Sep 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Driverless Taxi Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco · 1 vehicle SF Standard
S1~Sep 2024Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Stalls While Passenger Is Harassed in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle
S113 Aug 2024Waymo disruption San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxis honk at each other overnight in SF lot The New York Times
S309 Aug 2024Cruise recall USAGM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking Wards Auto
S3~Jul 2024Baidu crash ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi accident sparks safety debate in China Caixin Global
S2~Jul 2024Baidu injury Wuhan, ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes jaywalking pedestrian in Wuhan Associated Press
S321 May 2024Waymo recall Phoenix, AZ, USAWaymo recalls robotaxis after collision with utility pole · fleet-wide software update TechCrunch
S213 May 2024Zoox malfunction USANHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after two crashes from unexpected braking NBC News
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
S1~May 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo driverless cars nearly strike San Francisco school crossing guards NBC Bay Area
S210 Feb 2024Waymo fire San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi set on fire by mob in San Francisco Chinatown · 1 vehicle destroyed CBS News
S206 Feb 2024Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco's Potrero Hill CBS News
S103 Feb 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAPassengers Feel Trapped in Waymo After Sensor-Blocking Incident ABC7 News
S3~Feb 2024Waymo recall —Waymo recalls 444 vehicles over towed-vehicle detection issue · 444 vehicles NBC News
S425 Jan 2024Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S311 Dec 2023Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USATwo Waymo robotaxis crash into the same truck within minutes, prompting recall STERN.de
S308 Nov 2023Cruise recall —Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis via software update after pedestrian dragging · 950 vehicles The Verge
S424 Oct 2023Cruise regulatory CA, USACalifornia DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide · entire California fleet grounded CNBC
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S4~Oct 2023Cruise shutdown —Cruise halts driverless operations nationwide · fleet-wide WSJ/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
S2~Aug 2023Cruise crash San Francisco, CA, USASan Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle · 1 vehicle collision Wikipedia
S2~Dec 2022Cruise malfunction —NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents · fleet-wide investigation Wikipedia
S3~May 2022Pony.AI regulatory —California DMV revokes Pony.ai autonomous testing permit · California testing permit revoked TechCrunch
S308 Mar 2022Pony.AI recall —NHTSA announces first-ever recall of an automated driving system, targeting Pony.ai · software recall, Pony.ai test fleet Reuters
S319 Nov 2021Pony.AI regulatory —California DMV suspends Pony.ai driverless testing permit · California driverless testing permit suspended Reuters
S228 Oct 2021Pony.AI crash Fremont, CA, USAPony.ai robotaxi hits road center divider and traffic sign in Fremont · 1 vehicle Reuters

Tracked companies shipping Robotaxi

42dotAutoXAutonomous a2zAvrideBaiduBaidu Apollo GoCruiseDeepRoute.aiDiDi Autonomous DrivingGlydwaysHalo.CarImagryPony.AIQcraftRideFluxRuqi MobilitySWMTeslaUISEEVayWaymoZoox
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