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Autonomous vehicle perception system

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Incident 13611 Report
Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

2026-01-23

A Waymo driverless vehicle reportedly struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California during school drop-off hours. According to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the child allegedly sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was purportedly operating on Waymo's 5th Generation Automated Driving System without a human safety driver. Waymo reported the incident to federal regulators, who subsequently opened an investigation.

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Waymo

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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minors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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Unnamed elementary school student

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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pedestrians

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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Waymo 5th Generation Automated Driving System

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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Autonomous vehicle decision-making system

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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Pedestrian detection system

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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Automated braking system

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1361
    1 Report

    Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California

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