Report 30270-2168

Date

Jan 2022

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2021 Jaguar I-Pace

Location

San Francisco, CA

Speed

2 mph

Engagement

ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On January [XXX], 2022 at 2:11 AM PST a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in San Francisco, CA was in a collision involving a motorcycle on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was in autonomous mode on southbound [XXX] in the intersection with [XXX], when the Waymo AV began to slow for a motorcyclist traveling on northbound [XXX] signaling to make an unprotected left turn onto [XXX]. The test driver (in the driver's seating position) transitioned to manual mode and continued to slow the Waymo AV. The motorcyclist attempted to turn behind the Waymo AV and made contact with the left rear corner of the Waymo AV. The motorcyclist remained upright and rode away without stopping to provide any information. 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. The Waymo AV sustained damage to the driver's side of the rear bumper. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vulnerable road user (motorcyclist) was involved. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available. This report was submitted from the Pacific time zone on the required date.

Crash context

Conditions and outcome

Injury severity alleged

No Injuries Reported

Crash with

Motorcycle

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Intersection

Weather

Clear

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

1-Day

Report version

1

Submission date

JAN-2022

Incident time

02:11

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Driver / operator type

In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)

Within ODD

Yes

Same vehicle ID

f604b97275349cf

Same incident ID

803359be848aa10