Report 30270-14490

Date

Mar 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Austin, TX

Speed

10 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On March [XXX], 2026 at 7:32 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pothole in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX] when it maneuvered to the right to proceed past a tree growing along the south side of the alley, and the front right tire of the Waymo AV entered a pothole. As the Waymo AV passed over the pothole, the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the pavement. 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. 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

Other, see Narrative

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Street

Weather

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

APR-2026

Incident time

07:32

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

2f014456b7b3b3c

Same incident ID

109ccd802db67dd