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Incident 8548 Rapports
Waymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco
2024-09-30
A Waymo driverless taxi carrying a passenger, Amina V., was stalled in San Francisco when two men blocked its path, demanding her contact information. The immobilized autonomous vehicle left the rider feeling unsafe and trapped. Waymo’s Rider Support intervened to assist the passenger.
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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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A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist
2024-02-06
A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor injuries, at 17th and Mississippi Streets in Potrero Hill. The incident reportedly demonstrated a vulnerability in autonomous vehicles' ability to safely navigate complex urban environments.
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Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Traffic Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage
2025-12-20
Waymo's autonomous vehicle fleet reportedly contributed to traffic congestion in San Francisco after a PG&E substation fire cut power to nearly one-third of the city on December 20, 2025. As traffic signals went dark, Waymo vehicles requested remote confirmation checks at scale, creating delays that added to gridlock and prompted city officials to order the fleet off the road. Waymo later paused service and announced software and emergency-response updates.
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Incident 15444 Rapports
Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Entered Flooded San Antonio Roadway and Was Swept Into Waterway
2026-04-20
An unoccupied Waymo robotaxi reportedly entered a flooded roadway near Salado Creek in San Antonio on April 20, 2026, and was swept into a nearby waterway. Waymo told regulators that the vehicle detected potentially untraversable floodwater but proceeded at reduced speed. No passengers were aboard and no injuries were reported. Waymo restricted operations and later recalled 3,791 fifth- and sixth-generation automated driving systems.
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Incident 7127 Rapports
Google Waymo Vehicle and Bus Allegedly Collide in California
2016-02-14
On February 14, 2016, a Google autonomous test vehicle partially responsible for a low-speed collision with a bus on El Camino Real in Google’s hometown of Mountain View, CA.
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Waymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco
2024-09-30
A Waymo driverless taxi carrying a passenger, Amina V., was stalled in San Francisco when two men blocked its path, demanding her contact information. The immobilized autonomous vehicle left the rider feeling unsafe and trapped. Waymo’s Rider Support intervened to assist the passenger.
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A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist
2024-02-06
A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor injuries, at 17th and Mississippi Streets in Potrero Hill. The incident reportedly demonstrated a vulnerability in autonomous vehicles' ability to safely navigate complex urban environments.
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Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Reportedly Behaved Unexpectedly, Driving away from Support Crew
2021-05-06
A Waymo self-driving taxi car was reportedly shown on video stranded on a road in Arizona while carrying a passenger, suddenly driving away from the company's roadside assistance worker, and ended up being stuck farther down the road.
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