People at emergency scenes

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 16022 Report
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

2026-06-20

On June 20, 2026, an unoccupied Zoox autonomous vehicle reportedly entered an active fire scene after heavy smoke obscured its surroundings. The purported automated driving system braked hard while attempting to steer away and stopped before the vehicle was reversed under teleguidance. Zoox later recalled 105 vehicles and issued a software update intended to improve detection of and response to heavy smoke.

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Zoox

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Autonomous vehicle fleet operators

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Automated driving system deployers

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Automated driving system developers

Incidents involved as Developer

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Emergency responders

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Zoox automated driving system

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Automated driving systems

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall

Computer vision and vehicle perception systems

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 1602
2 Reports
Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Entered Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Heavy-Smoke Detection Recall