Report 30270-7075

Date

Feb 2024

Manufacturer

Waymo LLC

Vehicle

2021 Jaguar I-Pace

Location

San Francisco, CA

Speed

11 mph

Engagement

ADS

Report narrative

What was reported

The Waymo AVs listed mph has been updated, and this narrative has been updated to reflect additional information obtained since the initial report was submitted on February 7, 2024 [REDACTED, MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION]. On February [XXX], 2024 at 2:34 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle (Waymo AV) operating in San Francisco, California was in a collision involving a bicyclist on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] and came to a stop at a 4-way stop sign intersection at [XXX]. When it was the Waymo AVs turn at the intersection, the Waymo AV entered the intersection to proceed straight. At this point, a delivery truck traveling eastbound on [XXX] was already in the middle of the intersection (the delivery truck arrived at its stop sign first and proceeded into the intersection before the Waymo AV). As the Waymo AV passed the rear of the delivery truck, an occluded bicyclist who was traveling behind the delivery truck became visible and was making a sharp left turn onto northbound [XXX], in front of the Waymo AVs path. The cyclist had entered the 4-way stop intersection without stopping or yielding. The Waymo AV detected the bicyclist, applied heavy braking, but was unable to avoid contact with the bicyclist before coming to a full stop. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AVs Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. The Waymo AV sustained minor body damage, and the bicyclist reported minor injuries and damage to their bicycle. The Waymo AV remained stopped in the intersection for approximately one minute, and after the path was clear, resumed driving for a short period of time. The Waymo AV was then returned to the scene by one of Waymos roadside assistance specialists. The Waymo AV did not require towing and was returned to the depot in manual mode. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vulnerable road user was involved. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

Crash context

Conditions and outcome

Injury severity alleged

Minor

Crash with

Non-Motorist: Cyclist

Subject movement

Proceeding Straight

Roadway

Intersection

Weather

Clear

SGO metadata

Report details

Report type

10-Day Update

Report version

2

Submission date

FEB-2024

Incident time

14:34

Operating entity

Waymo LLC

Driver / operator type

None

Within ODD

Yes

Investigating agency

San Francisco Police Department

Same vehicle ID

85fbc85393c7d1d

Same incident ID

35b627077003d07