Report 30270-13850

Date

Jan 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Santa Monica, CA

Speed

6 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On January [XXX], 2026 at 8:28 AM a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Santa Monica, California was in a collision involving a pedestrian on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was proceeding northwestbound on [XXX], with vehicles stopped in the opposing lane of travel to the left of the Waymo AV. As the Waymo AV was approaching an SUV in the southwestbound travel lane, a pedestrian emerged from behind the SUV to cross [XXX], entering the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV applied hard braking, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the pedestrian. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. The pedestrian reported minor injuries. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vulnerable road user was struck by an involved vehicle. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available..

Crash context

Conditions and outcome

Injury severity alleged

Minor W/O Hospitalization

Crash with

Non-Motorist: Pedestrian

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

5-Day

Report version

1

Submission date

JAN-2026

Incident time

08:28

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Automation feature

5th Generation ADS, Version 10

Driver / operator type

None

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

Santa Monica Police Department

Same vehicle ID

022f715c2ec73ad

Same incident ID

e712999db1e85ff