Mar 27, 2025 · Using human crash data, Waymo estimated that human drivers on the same roads would get into 78 crashes serious enough to trigger an airbag. By comparison, Waymo’s driverless vehicles only got ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Another major Waymo crash occurred in October in San Francisco. Once again, a driverless Waymo was stopped for a red light. According to Waymo, a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction crossed the double yellow line and crashed into an SUV that was stopped to the Waymo’s left. The force of the impact shoved the SUV into the Waymo.

Jan 20, 2025 · San Francisco police say a vehicle speeding just south of Union Square slammed into a line of stopped cars, including a self-driving Waymo vehicle. While the driverless car was empty, a passenger...

May 16, 2024 · Waymo is under investigation by federal safety regulators for reported driverless car crashes and traffic violations, the National Highway Safety Administration announced this week.

In August 2024, a driverless Waymo vehicle was involved in a notable incident in Arizona. Two recent ASU graduates, Aiselyn Anaya-Hall and Emmie Wuest, reported the incident and captured the...

1 day ago · A Waymo vehicle, again stopped at a red light, was struck when another car crossed the centerline and crashed into an SUV that was waiting beside it. The impact pushed the SUV into the Waymo, causing significant damage and leaving one person seriously injured. These accidents, while severe, followed a familiar pattern seen in Waymo’s crash ...

Jun 13, 2024 · Robotaxi company Waymo has voluntarily recalled software in all its 672 self-driving vehicles, according to a safety recall report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

May 14, 2024 · NHTSA has learned of 22 incidents in which self-driving Waymo cars “exhibited driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws,” according to a document posted online by NHTSA,...

Jan 21, 2025 · An unoccupied Waymo vehicle was operating autonomously in San Francisco when it was struck from behind in a multiple-car collision caused by a vehicle traveling well above the speed limit.

Mar 27, 2025 · In January 2025, the first fatal accident occurred in which an unmanned Waymo stopped at a red light, and a human-driven SUV entered at high speed and rear-ended the vehicle, resulting in a chain ...