Report 30270-13565

Date

Jan 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2021 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Mesa, AZ

Speed

65 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On January [XXX], 2026 at 7:07 AM MT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Mesa, Arizona was in a collision involving a trash can on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] in the rightmost lane. An SUV that was traveling westbound on [XXX] ahead of the Waymo AV in the second from the right lane made contact with a trash can that was in the roadway. The trash can deflected off the SUV and rolled across the roadway into the Waymo AV's lane of travel, and the trash can made contact with the front right side of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. The Waymo AV sustained damage. 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

Property Damage. No Injured Reported

Crash with

Other, see Narrative

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Highway / Freeway

Weather

Cloudy

Vehicles towed

No Subject Vehicle, Unknown Crash Partner

Air bags

No Subject Vehicle, Unknown Crash Partner

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

Monthly

Report version

1

Submission date

FEB-2026

Incident time

07:07

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

1a63e69efb9e972

Same incident ID

a5780f3f293d633