Report 30270-5082

Date

Feb 2023

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2021 Jaguar I-Pace

Location

Tempe, AZ

Speed

40 mph

Engagement

ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

On February [XXX], 2023 at 5:27 PM PST a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Tempe, Arizona was in a collision involving a SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling North on [XXX] in the rightmost lane. As the Waymo AV approached the intersection of [XXX], traffic in the two lanes to the left of the Waymo AV was backed up and moving slowly or stopped. A SUV attempted to merge from the leftmost lane across a gap in traffic in the center lane and into the rightmost lane. While attempting to enter the Waymo AV's lane, the front right of the SUV made contact with the rear left of the Waymo AV. 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). Both vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 2 of Standing General Order 2021-01. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

Crash context

Conditions and outcome

Injury severity alleged

No Injuries Reported

Crash with

SUV

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Street

Weather

Clear

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

Monthly

Report version

1

Submission date

MAR-2023

Incident time

17:27

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Driver / operator type

In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)

Within ODD

Yes

Same vehicle ID

4dd9f0bc3236236

Same incident ID

7c0c1b1cf93259f