Report 30270-14640

Date

Apr 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Austin, TX

Speed

35 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:28 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the right lane on [XXX]. Where the two northeastbound lanes converged into one single lane. As the Waymo AV proceeded forward to merge into the single northeastbound lane, an SUV traveling behind and to the left of the Waymo AV attempted to pass the Waymo AV to the left, and the front right side of the SUV made contact with the left side of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. Both 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

SUV

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Highway / Freeway

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

08:28

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

6efa412148af6e9

Same incident ID

b7ba0224c536c40