Report 30270-11840

Date

Sep 2025

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Austin, TX

Speed

26 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On September [XXX], 2025 at 11:34 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a domestic animal on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on a narrow portion of [XXX] with vehicles parked at the curb in both directions. A domestic animal emerged from behind a vehicle that was parked on the north side of [XXX] and entered the Waymo AV's lane of travel, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the domestic animal, which appears to be a cat. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. The domestic animal sustained injuries. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 2 of Standing General Order 2021-01. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

Crash context

Conditions and outcome

Injury severity alleged

Unknown

Crash with

Animal

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Street

Weather

Clear

Vehicles towed

No Subject Vehicle, No Crash Partner

Air bags

No Subject Vehicle, No Crash Partner

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

Monthly

Report version

1

Submission date

OCT-2025

Incident time

23:34

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Automation feature

5th Generation ADS, Version 10

Driver / operator type

None

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

N/A

Same vehicle ID

d839170fc8b2e10

Same incident ID

4ff19a5f7f16d32