On June [XXX], 2026 at 1:31 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving the pavement at the entrance to a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] and completed a left turn southbound on [XXX] when it initiated a right turn into the entrance to a parking lot at [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was completing the right turn, the undercarria
Atlanta, GA
Operators running driving automation here have filed 59 crash reports with the federal regulator. 8 of them record an injury that reached hospitalisation or worse.
By operator
- Waymo LLC52
- May Mobility7
By outcome
- Property Damage. No Injured Reported45
- Minor W/ Hospitalization6
- No Injured Reported5
- Minor W/O Hospitalization1
- Moderate W/ Hospitalization1
- Moderate W/O Hospitalization1
Crash with
- Passenger Car20
- Pickup Truck10
- SUV8
- Other, see Narrative7
- Heavy Truck6
- Other Fixed Object4
- Van1
- Motorcycle1
The reports themselves
Narratives are written by the operator. Personal detail is removed by NHTSA before publication, which is why names appear as [XXX].
On May [XXX], 2026 at 9:44 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] and [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]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger car exited a parking garage on the west side of [XXX] a
On May [XXX], 2026 at 7:22 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV in a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southwestbound in a parking lot at [XXX] when an SUV, initially parked facing southeast in a parking stall on the west side of the parking lot, proceeded forward into the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV began to maneuv
On May [XXX], 2026 at 5:53 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the designated right turn lane on [XXX] with its right turn signal activated when it slowed to a stop for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a pickup truck traveling westbo
On May [XXX], 2026 at 11:55 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing west in the left lane on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX], with its left turn signal activated in preparation for an unprotected left turn onto [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a heavy truck tra
On May [XXX], 2026 at 7:13 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a van on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south on [XXX] for a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX], before the entrance to a parking lot. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a van initially stopped behind the Waymo AV attempted to pass the Waymo
On May [XXX], 2026 at 2:54 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north on [XXX] for a stop sign at the intersection with [XXX]. As cross traffic on [XXX] cleared, a pickup truck traveling eastbound in the designated left turn lane on [XXX] proceeded to turn left onto [XXX]. As the pick
On April [XXX], 2026 at 1:02 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south after making a right turn from [XXX] onto [XXX], to yield to a queue of traffic stopped facing southwest on [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, an SUV facing southwest on [XXX], against the proper direction of traffic
On April [XXX], 2026 at 7:10 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the right lane on [XXX]. As the Waymo AV approached the intersection at [XXX], a passenger car traveling westbound in the left lane on [XXX] began to change lanes to the right and entered the Waymo AV's lane
On April [XXX], 2026, at 1:59 pm EST, a third-party vehicle, John Deere UTV Crossover Gator Utility Vehicle, collided with a May Mobility Autonomous Vehicle (AV) in Atlanta, Georgia, at the intersection of [XXX] and [XXX]. The May Mobility AV was traveling south on [XXX] in Atlanta, Georgia approaching the intersection of [XXX] on a green traffic light, with its automated driving system engaged in autonomous mode. Th
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:16 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a motorcycle on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the second from the right lane on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a motorcycle traveling southbound in the second from the right lane on [XXX] approached the
On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:42 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX], approaching the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV approached the intersection, a bus in the leftmost lane came to a stop immediately prior to entering the intersection as th
On April [XXX], 2026 at 10:33 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the rightmost lane of [XXX] when it activated its left turn signal, shifted partially into the second from the rightmost lane, and came to a stop for a red traffic light at the intersection with [XXX]. A heavy
On April [XXX], 2026 at 5:03 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the leftmost lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. After the light turned green, an SUV with its left turn signal activated for an unprotected left turn, in fro
On April [XXX], 2026, at 6:28 PM ET, a passenger car collided with a May Mobility Autonomous Vehicle (AV) operating in Atlanta, Georgia on [XXX] near [XXX]. The May Mobility AV was traveling east on [XXX] in the left lane. A passenger car traveling east on [XXX] in the right lane proceeded to change lanes from the right lane to the left lane. The May Mobility AV Operator began braking before a pedestrian crosswalk, w
On April [XXX], 2026 at 4:37 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop for a stop sign at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV began to proceed forward, a passenger car traveling eastbound on [XXX] made contact with the rear of a pickup truck
On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:53 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a downed utility line on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the left lane on [XXX] when it encountered a downed utility line hanging across the roadway. As the Waymo AV proceeded straight, the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the downed utility line. At
On April [XXX], 2026 at 2:13 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing east in the designated left turn lane on [XXX] for a red left arrow light at the intersection with [XXX], with its left turn signal activated. After the red left arrow light turned into a flashing yellow left arrow lig
On April [XXX], 2026 at 9:27 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] when a passenger car traveling ahead of the Waymo AV northeastbound on [XXX] in the second from the right lane initiated a right turn into a parking garage on the southeast si
On April [XXX], 2026 at 4:37 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX], with its left turn signal activated in preparation for an unprotected left turn onto [XXX]. After the traffic light turned green, the Waymo AV proceeded f
On April [XXX], 2026 at 2:35 AM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in the leftmost lane on [XXX] with its left turn signal activated in preparation to turn left at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV entered the intersection on a green light to initiate the left turn,
On March [XXX], 2026 at 11:06 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing west in the right lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a pickup truck that was initially stopped behind the Waymo AV proceeded forward,
On March [XXX], 2026 at 5:21 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northeast in the left lane on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a heavy truck in the adjacent right lane proceeded forward and towards the left as it entered the int
On March [XXX], 2026 at 9:05 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a bus on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] in the right lane when it slowed to a stop for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a bus stopped in front of the Waymo AV with the front section in the intersection facin
On March [XXX], 2026 at 4:11 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on a narrow portion of [XXX], with vehicles parked at the curb in both directions, when it maneuvered to the right and slowed to a stop in-lane to yield to a heavy truck traveling eastbound on [XXX]. While the Way
On March [XXX], 2026 at 3:54 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was parked facing southeast, in-lane on [XXX], with its hazard lights activated for a passenger drop-off. While the Waymo AV was parked, an SUV traveling southeastbound on[XXX] began passing the Waymo AV on the left. As the SUV passed the Waymo
On February [XXX], 2026 at 12:02 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] in the designated left turn lane and slowing in preparation for an unprotected left turn at a green light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was slowing to yield to westbound traffic on [XXX], an
On February [XXX], 2026 at 2:37 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound in the designated left turn lane on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop in a queue of traffic for the red light at the intersection with [XXX]. A passenger car initially stopped at the red light directly in fron
On February [XXX], 2026 at 8:00 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was parked in-lane facing west on [XXX] with its hazard lights activated for a passenger dropoff. While the Waymo AV was parked, a passenger car that was initially stopped directly behind the Waymo AV proceeded to pass the Waymo AV
On January [XXX], 2026 at 7:48 AM, a May Mobility Autonomous Vehicle (AV) was in a collision with a fire hydrant in Atlanta, Georgia on [XXX]near[XXX]. The May Mobility AV was traveling westbound on [XXX]in Atlanta, Georgia with its automated driving system engaged in autonomy mode when the Autonomous Vehicle Operator (AVO) fell asleep while his right hand rested on the right side of the steering wheel. In-cabin vide
On January [XXX], 2026 at 4:55 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in the right lane on [XXX], proceeding straight at a green light through the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was exiting the intersection, a passenger car traveling eastbound on [XXX] in the rightmost
On December [XXX], 2025 at 10:54 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound on [XXX] when a pickup truck traveling northbound directly behind the Waymo AV proceeded to change lanes to the left, entering the center two-way left turn lane. As the pickup truck began passing to the left
On December [XXX], 2025 at 4:54 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop to yield to a stopped heavy truck facing northwest in-lane. The heavy truck began to reverse and the Waymo AV momentarily reversed before coming to a stop. The heavy truck
On December [XXX], 2025 at 2:04 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX], with vehicles parked at the curb on the right side when it slowed to a stop to yield to a pickup truck that was stopped facing south on[XXX]. The pickup truck began to reverse, maneuvering to parall
The May Mobility vehicle (Ego) was operating in autonomy while waiting in slow traffic in the leftmost of two parallel lanes. Ahead, both lanes were obstructed by stopped vehicles, prompting traffic to move to the center turn lane to proceed. The Autonomous Vehicle Operator (AVO) intervened to move closer to the lead vehicle as another vehicle in the right lane attempted to merge left, preventing it. After the mergin
On December [XXX], 2025 at 4:09 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving debris on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound on [XXX] in the the left lane proceeding through the intersection with [XXX] when the front left side tire of the Waymo AV made contact with a piece of debris in the roadway. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV'
On December [XXX], 2025 at 10:24 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in the right lane on [XXX] when a passenger car that was initially stopped facing north on [XXX], to the right and in front of the Waymo AV, proceeded forward into the intersection at [XXX]. As the passenger ca
On December [XXX], 2025 at 2:20 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped in-lane facing southeast on [XXX] for a passenger pick-up with hazard lights activated. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a pickup truck traveling southeastbound on [XXX] proceeded to pass the Waymo AV on the left and the r
On December [XXX], 2025 at 9:29 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a street sweeper construction vehicle on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound through a construction zone on [XXX] when a street sweeper traveling westbound on [XXX] in front of the Waymo AV slowed to a stop. The Waymo AV slowed to a stop to yield to the street sw
On November [XXX], 2025 at 7:42 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX] with its right turn signal activated and an SUV was stopped directly behind the Waymo AoV. The Waymo AV initiated the right turn and then came to a stop before en
On November [XXX], 2025 at 11:46 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped at the curb facing west on [XXX] for a passenger pick-up when a passenger car traveling westbound in the right lane on [XXX] approached the Waymo AV from behind, and the front right side of the passenger car made contac
On November [XXX], 2025 at 5:45 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the rightmost lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger car that was initially stopped directly in front of the Waymo AV reversed and the rear of the passenger car m
During normal autonomous operation, the May autonomous shuttle (Ego) was traveling through a narrow section of roadway in a parking lot bordered by parked vehicles on the left and a retaining wall on the right on experimental software version v29.0.20. As the Ego proceeded, the system initially recognized the static retaining wall as a large, non-rectangular object. As the Ego approaches the wall, the resulting densi
The May autonomous shuttle (Ego) stopped in Autonomous mode safely behind a lead vehicle at a traffic light, which then, the lead vehicle, reversed into the stationary Ego. The Autonomous vehicle operator took over control of the vehicle and attempted to reverse, but was unable to get out of the way of the reversing vehicle. The planner did roll out the agent with a reversing policy and predicted the collision, but
On November [XXX], 2025 at 3:15 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV came to a stop in the left lane facing south on [XXX] at a red light. Two pedestrians approached the Waymo AV and tried unsuccessfully to board the Waymo AV while it was stopped. While the Waymo AV remained stopped, the traffic light
On November [XXX], 2025 at 10:24 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the left lane on [XXX] when it began slowing for a tree branch situated directly above the roadway. While the Waymo AV was slowing, an SUV traveling northeastbound in the left lane on [XXX] approached the Way
On November [XXX], 2025 at 1:18 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a fallen utility line on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] when it slowed and maneuvered to the left for a fallen utility line hanging in the travel lane. As the Waymo AV proceeded forward, the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the fallen utilit
On November [XXX], 2025 at 4:14 AM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a gate on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] when it approached a gated entrance separating [XXX] from [XXX]. The Waymo AV slowed to a stop to yield to the closed gate, and began proceeding slowly forward again. As it did so, the gate began swinging open
On October [XXX], 2025 at 9:55 AM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound on [XXX] and came to a stop at the stop sign at the intersection with [XXX]. A passenger car traveling directly behind the Waymo AV proceeded without stopping, and the front driver side of the passenger car th
On October [XXX], 2025 at 10:20 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] with its left turn signal activated when it slowed to a stop to yield to a passenger car that was stopped partially in-lane facing east at the southern curb of [XXX]. After westbound traffic on [XXX]c
A filing records that a crash happened and who was involved. It does not establish fault. Reports are amended as an operator learns more, and the register keeps the latest version. How this is verified.