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Incident 15472 Report
Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

2026-04-11

Between April 11 and May 18, 2026, 13 Waymo robotaxis reportedly entered closed or active freeway construction zones in Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area after failing to recognize construction-zone closure controls. The vehicles allegedly continued into work areas at freeway speeds, creating collision risks for construction workers and other road users. Waymo reportedly restricted freeway operations and later recalled 3,871 affected automated driving systems.

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Waymo

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Automated driving system deployers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Robotaxi operators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Automated driving system developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Road users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Waymo passengers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Waymo Driver

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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5th-generation Waymo Driver

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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Automated driving systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1547
    2 Reports

    Waymo Robotaxis Reportedly Entered Closed Freeway Construction Zones in Arizona and California

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