Report 30270-13861

Date

Jan 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2025 ZEEKR RT

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Speed

12 mph

Engagement

Verified Not Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On January [XXX], 2026 at 11:02 AM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving multiple vehicles on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] when it maneuvered to the right and came to a stop near the curb, perceiving that there may be insufficient clearance to traverse past the vegetation on the left of the roadway ahead. The test driver then transitioned the Waymo AV to manual mode by pressing the accelerator pedal, steered to the left to reenter the lane of travel and accelerated, and the front right of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear left of a passenger car that was parked at the curb. The test driver then continued to accelerate, resulting in the vehicle travelling down a hill, making contact with vegetation to the left of the roadway and three parked vehicles: the open door of a parked passenger car, the left side of an SUV, and the rear of another SUV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. All involved vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away. 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

Passenger Car

Subject movement

Other, see Narrative

Roadway

Street

Weather

Clear

Vehicles towed

Yes Subject Vehicle, No Crash Partner

Air bags

Yes Subject Vehicle, No Crash Partner

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

5-Day

Report version

1

Submission date

JAN-2026

Incident time

11:02

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Automation feature

5th Generation ADS, Version 10

Driver / operator type

In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

Los Angeles Police Department

Same vehicle ID

596830ce4696a3b

Same incident ID

8e55636acd93eef