| S5 | 28 Jul 2026 | Dreame Technology |
regulatory |
USA | FCC bars new foreign-made robot vacuums, including Dreame, from equipment authorization over national-security concerns |
Consumer Reports / Masha |
| S5 | 11 Dec 2025 | Terra Drone |
regulatory |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Terra Drone CEO Arrested, Named Suspect in Jakarta Office Fire That Killed 22 · 22 fatalities |
Jakarta Globe |
| S5 | 10 Apr 2025 | MBTA |
regulatory |
Boston, MA, USA | MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny |
Boston Herald / WBUR |
| S5 | 18 Oct 2024 | Tesla |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality |
Green Car Reports |
| S5 | 19 Oct 2013 | BART |
regulatory |
— | NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths · systemwide recommendation |
CBS News San Francisco |
| S5 | ~Jun 2009 | WMATA |
regulatory |
— | WMATA suspends Automatic Train Operation systemwide after Fort Totten crash · fleet-wide, ~15 years |
Railway Age |
| S4 | 18 Mar 2026 | Intuitive Surgical |
regulatory |
USA | FDA issues emergency alert on da Vinci-compatible surgical stapler reloads after 1 death, 4 injuries |
HealthExec |
| S4 | 01 Aug 2025 | Tesla |
regulatory |
Key Largo, FL, USA | Federal jury finds Tesla 33% liable in fatal 2019 Key Largo Autopilot crash · 1 fatality; jury verdict against Tesla |
Wikipedia |
| S4 | 26 Apr 2024 | Tesla |
regulatory |
— | NHTSA investigation finds Autopilot contributed to 467 crashes including 13 fatal · 956 crashes reviewed; 467 attributed; 13 fatal |
NHTSA |
| S4 | 25 Jan 2024 | Cruise |
regulatory |
San Francisco, CA, USA | Justice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash |
Smart Cities Dive |
| S4 | 24 Oct 2023 | Cruise |
regulatory |
CA, USA | California DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide · entire California fleet grounded |
CNBC |
| S4 | 08 Mar 2021 | STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) |
regulatory |
Libya | UN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya |
NPR / New York Times |
| S3 | 03 Sep 2026 | Tesla |
regulatory |
Austin, TX, USA | NHTSA opens Audit Query AQ26002 into Tesla Cybercab certification · ~1,000 Cybercabs |
Motor1 / TechCrunch |
| S3 | 25 Aug 2026 | EHang |
regulatory |
China | EHang Withdraws Outlook After Industry Air Incident Spurs Regulatory Caution |
Yahoo Finance |
| S3 | 03 Aug 2026 | DJI |
regulatory |
USA | FCC public notice would retroactively revoke sales authorization for DJI Air 3S, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 360 over LiDAR classification · 3 drone models |
Tech Times / SpaceWar |
| S3 | ~Jul 2026 | Unitree |
regulatory |
— | FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns · new-model imports, nationwide |
Tech Times |
| S3 | 19 May 2026 | Manna |
regulatory |
Dublin 15, Ireland | Fingal County Council refuses Manna drone-hub retention permission over noise, forcing Dublin 15 shutdown |
Irish Independent |
| S3 | ~May 2026 | Avride |
regulatory |
TX, USA | NHTSA opens probe into Avride after Texas self-driving crashes · 37 cumulative logged accidents; formal NHTSA probe |
Reuters |
| S3 | ~Apr 2026 | Baidu Apollo Go |
regulatory |
China | China suspends new AV permits after Baidu's mass outage · nationwide AV permits |
Automotive World |
| S3 | 23 Jan 2026 | Waymo |
regulatory |
USA | Waymo vehicle investigated after striking pedestrian and passing stopped school bus |
Land Line Media |
| S3 | 22 Dec 2025 | DJI |
regulatory |
— | FCC adds DJI to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) |
DroneDJ |
| S3 | ~Dec 2025 | Waymo |
regulatory |
TX, USA | Waymo Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe |
Reuters |
| S3 | ~Dec 2025 | Autel Robotics |
regulatory |
— | FCC adds Autel to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) |
DroneDJ |
| S3 | 24 Oct 2025 | Tesla |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA probes Tesla 'Mad Max' FSD mode over reckless driving behavior |
Reuters |
| S3 | 17 Oct 2025 | Waymo |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA investigates Waymo robotaxis for failing to stop for school buses |
Reuters |
| S3 | 25 Oct 2024 | H3 Dynamics |
regulatory |
— | H3 Dynamics fined and suspended after drone crash at Singapore condo |
sUAS News |
| S3 | 30 Sep 2024 | Cruise |
regulatory |
— | NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity · $1.5 million civil penalty |
The Verge |
| S3 | 13 Aug 2024 | Globus Medical |
regulatory |
— | FDA warns Globus Medical over QSR/MDR violations tied to ExcelsiusGPS surgical robot |
RAPS / MassDevice |
| S3 | ~Oct 2023 | Cruise |
regulatory |
San Francisco, CA, USA | Cruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman |
ABC7 Bay Area |
| S3 | ~May 2022 | Pony.AI |
regulatory |
— | California DMV revokes Pony.ai autonomous testing permit · California testing permit revoked |
TechCrunch |
| S3 | 13 Jul 2021 | Momentus |
regulatory |
— | Stable Road and Momentus reach SEC settlement over false claims |
SpaceNews |
| S3 | 06 Feb 2020 | Samsung SDI |
regulatory |
ESS facility, South Jeolla Province, South Korea | Samsung SDI batteries implicated in South Korea government ESS fire probe · part of a 27-fire national ESS incident cluster |
The Korea Times |
| S3 | 01 Jan 2019 | Alauda Aeronautics |
regulatory |
UK | Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone |
aerospacetestinginternat |
| S3 | 02 Aug 2017 | DJI |
regulatory |
— | US Army orders fleet-wide ban on DJI drones over cyber vulnerabilities · fleet-wide (US Army) |
Defense One |
| S3 | ~Oct 2015 | MHS Global |
regulatory |
— | OSHA cites MHS Technical Services for fall and fire hazards at UPS conveyor installation · single facility installation |
U.S. Department of Labor |
| S3 | not documented | Tesla |
regulatory |
Austin, TX, USA | Tesla accused of redacting details of three robotaxi accidents in crash reports |
Electrek |
| S3 | not documented | Sperry Rail Service |
regulatory |
Mount Carbon, WV, USA | FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment · 1 enforcement action, $25,000 fine |
Transport Topics |
| S3 | not documented | Pony.AI |
regulatory |
— | California DMV suspends Pony.ai driverless testing permit · California driverless testing permit suspended |
Reuters |
| S3 | not documented | EasyMile |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA bans EasyMile self-driving shuttle fleet from carrying passengers |
WIRED / Smart Cities Div |
| S3 | not documented | Amazon |
regulatory |
— | Federal OSHA cites Amazon for ergonomic hazards tied to robotic/automated pace of work · 3+ facilities cited, up to $46,875 in penalties |
CNBC |
| S2 | 28 Jul 2022 | DeLaval |
regulatory |
— | DeLaval settles defective milking robots class action for $55M · $55M settlement |
Top Class Actions |