Report 30270-15553

Date

Jun 2026

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2024 JAGUAR I-PACE

Location

Houston, TX

Speed

11 mph

Engagement

Verified Engaged · ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On June [XXX], 2026 at 8:34 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle (:Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a motorcycle helmet on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the second from the right lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. After the light turned green and traffic ahead advanced, the Waymo AV began to proceed forward. At the same time, a motorcycle helmet fell from the back of a motorcycle traveling in front of the Waymo AV and into the Waymo AV's lane of travel, and the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the helmet. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. The Waymo AV and the helmet 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

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

JUN-2026

Incident time

08:34

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Automation feature

5th Generation ADS, Version 11

Driver / operator type

None

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

N/A

Same vehicle ID

3ff00ccf6e53761

Same incident ID

a793375b9d6884d