Report 30270-14457

Date

Mar 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Houston, TX

Speed

2 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On March [XXX], 2026 at 5:36 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near the Interstate [XXX] interchange exit. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the second from the right lane on [XXX] when the Waymo AV began to slow, activated its left turn signal, and initiated a lane change to the adjacent left lane in front of a heavy truck traveling at a low rate of speed. The Waymo AV began to cross the solid white lane line and the heavy truck proceeded forward, and the front right side of the heavy truck made contact with the rear left side of the Waymo AV. The test driver of the Waymo AV then transitioned to manual mode immediately after contact occurred. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was present (in the driver's seating position). The Waymo AV 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

Heavy Truck

Subject movement

Changing Lanes

Roadway

Highway / Freeway

Weather

Partly Cloudy

Vehicles towed

Yes 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

MAR-2026

Incident time

17:36

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Automation feature

5th Generation ADS, Version 11

Driver / operator type

In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

N/A

Same vehicle ID

ef666322b8a5cee

Same incident ID

e6bd1c3e117dd7b