Report 30270-5429

Date

May 2023

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2021 Jaguar I-Pace

Location

San Francisco, CA

Speed

4 mph

Engagement

ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

The content of this report is unchanged from the initial report submitted on May 4, 2023 [REDACTED, MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION]. On May [XXX], 2023 at 10:32 AM PST a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle (Waymo AV) operating in San Francisco, California was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling in autonomous mode in the middle lane on westbound [XXX] between [XXX] and [XXX]. A slower traveling van in the left adjacent lane began to initiate a right lane change in front of the Waymo AV, and the Waymo AV test driver transitioned to manual mode and braked. The SUV traveling behind the Waymo AV then made contact with the rear of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AVs Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. The Waymo AV and SUV sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away and because of airbag deployment. 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

Cloudy

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

10-Day Update

Report version

2

Submission date

MAY-2023

Incident time

10:32

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Driver / operator type

In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)

Within ODD

Yes

Same vehicle ID

fa0f9ad09fc1094

Same incident ID

84e175a3c826442