[Summary: The Tesla ADS was proceeding straight in a parking lot behind an SUV. As the SUV came to stop, the ADS came to a stop behind the SUV. The SUV proceeded to reverse and made contact with the ADS's front. The ADS had one passenger present in the vehicle.]
Austin, TX
Operators running driving automation here have filed 159 crash reports with the federal regulator. 3 of them record an injury that reached hospitalisation or worse.
By operator
- Waymo LLC113
- Avride Inc.24
- Tesla, Inc.20
- Zoox, Inc.2
By outcome
- Property Damage. No Injured Reported140
- Minor W/O Hospitalization8
- No Injured Reported7
- Minor W/ Hospitalization3
- Not stated1
Crash with
- SUV38
- Passenger Car38
- Pickup Truck31
- Other, see Narrative13
- Heavy Truck12
- Other Fixed Object11
- Bus6
- Van4
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 June [XXX], 2026 at 5:47 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was involved in a collision with a bus at the exit of a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north at the exit of a parking lot at [XXX] with its right turn signal activated. When the stopped Waymo AV was yielding to eastbound traffic on [XXX], a bus traveling eastbound in the right lane on [XXX] be
A Zoox vehicle, operating in autonomous mode, was stopped in the westbound left-turn lane of [XXX], yielding to oncoming traffic to turn left onto [XXX] in Austin under a flashing yellow arrow. Eastbound traffic on [XXX] was backed up and slowing down. After receiving a hand gesture from the driver of a slowing SUV in the oncoming lane, the Zoox vehicle operator disengaged from autonomy and proceeded with the left tu
On May [XXX], 2026 at 4:32 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the left lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. After the light turned green and traffic ahead advanced, the Waymo AV proceeded forward, then slowed to a stop to yield
On May [XXX], 2026 at 4:47 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a van on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the right lane on [XXX] and approaching the intersection with [XXX], when a van, initially stopped facing east at the stop sign on [XXX], proceeded to turn left onto the left lane of [XXX]. As the Waymo AV approached,
On May [XXX], 2026 at 10:01 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] in the rightmost lane when it approached the intersection with [XXX], where police officers were directing traffic. The Waymo AV came to a stop and, after cross traffic cleared, proceeded into the intersectio
On May [XXX], 2026 at 12:07 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing east in the second from the right lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic stopped for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped a passenger car initially stopped behind the Waymo AV changed
On May [XXX], 2026 at 12:03 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV at the exit of a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northwest at the exit of a parking lot at [XXX] and yielding to northbound traffic on [XXX], with its right turn signal activated in preparation for a right turn onto [XXX]. After northbound traffic cleared, th
On May [XXX], 2026 at 3:43 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck in an alley behind [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in an alley behind [XXX] when a pickup truck traveling westbound in a parking garage at [XXX] exited the parking garage and entered the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV braked and maneuvered to the right
On May [XXX], 2026 at 2:29 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck in a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southeastbound in a parking lot at [XXX], when it slowed to a stop to yield to a pickup truck that was traveling northwestbound and to the left of the Waymo AV. While the Waymo AV was stopped, the pickup truck came to a s
On May [XXX], 2026 at 9:04 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was parked facing west at the north curb, partially in the bike lane and partially in the right lane, on [XXX] with its hazard lights activated for a passenger pickup. While the Waymo AV was parked, a passenger car initially parked facing n
Summary: The Tesla ADS was proceeding straight on a residential street behind a construction truck. As the construction truck came to a reduced roadway width created by cars parked on the side of the road, the ADS followed behind the construction truck through the area of reduced roadway width. The construction truck stopped abruptly, forcing the Tesla ADS to stop in the area of reduced roadway width, then the truck
On May [XXX], 2026 at 4:58 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped at a green light in a queue of traffic facing southwest in the second from the right lane on [XXX] at the intersection with [XXX]. As the queue of traffic proceeded across the intersection, the Waymo AV proceeded forward momentarily, then
On May [XXX], 2026 at 3:49 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck with a flatbed trailer on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing east in the right-turn slip lane on [XXX] at the intersection with [XXX], with its right turn signal activated, behind a stopped pickup truck with a flatbed trailer. While the pickup truck remained st
On May [XXX], 2026 at 9:05 PM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle(the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, TX at the intersection of East [XXX] and South [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was traveling westbound in autonomous mode on [XXX] as it approached a traffic light at the intersection with South [XXX]. The traffic light showed green as the AVRIDE AV approached the intersection and began to proceed straight through the gree
On April [XXX], 2026 at 1:44 PM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle(the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, TX on [XXX] near [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was traveling westbound in the right lane in autonomous mode on [XXX] in when it approached a work truck which was blocking its path forward in the right lane. The AVRIDE AV signaled to switch to the left lane as it approached the stationary work truck blocking the right l
On April [XXX], 2026 at 3:42 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a van on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] when it began to slow as it approached a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV continued to slow, a van traveling westbound in the adjacent left lane on [XXX] began to init
The Tesla ADS was stopped in traffic in the left turn only lane with a solid red left arrow light. A pickup truck approached the rear of the stopped ADS. The pickup truck came to a stop behind the ADS. Moments later, the pickup truck proceeded forward and rear ended the ADS. The ADS had a safety monitor present in the vehicle with no passengers.
On April [XXX], 2026 at 7:49 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car in a parking lot adjacent to [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing southwest in-lane in a parking lot adjacent to [XXX], to yield to a pickup truck facing southeast and reversing into a parking stall in front of the Waymo AV. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger c
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:28 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the right lane on [XXX]. Where the two northeastbound lanes converged into one single lane. As the Waymo AV proceeded forward to merge into the single northeastbound lane, an SUV traveling behind and to the left of
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:07 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north 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, an SUV that was initially stopped directly behind the Waymo AV proceeded forward, and the fro
On April [XXX], 2026 at 7:29 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] and came to a stop at a stop sign at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger car that was traveling southbound on [XXX] approached the Waymo AV from behind and the front of
On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:25 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southwestbound in the right lane on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, an SUV traveling southwestbound in the right lane on [XXX] beg
On April [XXX], 2026 at 12:00 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the third 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 pickup truck traveling southbound in the third from the right lane
On April [XXX], 2026 at 2:09 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving the pavement in a parking lot driveway at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound in the center two-way left turn lane on [XXX] and making a left turn into a parking lot driveway entrance at [XXX] when the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the pavement. At the time of
On April [XXX], 2026 at 2:13 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV in a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was parked facing northeast in a parking lot at [XXX], with its hazard lights activated for a passenger pickup, when an SUV initially stopped behind the Waymo AV maneuvered to the left and came to a stop to the left of the Waymo AV. As the p
On April [XXX], 2026 at 7:57 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in the left lane on [XXX] when it began to slow for traffic ahead. While the Waymo AV was slowing, a passenger car traveling northeastbound in the left lane on [XXX], and partially in the adjacent center two-w
On April [XXX], 2026 at 3:27 PM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle(the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, TX on [XXX] near [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was in autonomous mode facing northbound, fully stopped in a line of traffic waiting to turn left at the red light on [XXX]. The traffic light turned green momentarily, allowing a few cars to make the left hand turn, but turned red again by the time the AVRIDE AV approache
On April [XXX], 2026 at 12:14 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving the pavement in a parking lot driveway at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southeastbound in the designated left turn lane on [XXX] and making a left turn into a parking lot driveway entrance at [XXX] when the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the pavement. At the time of
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:01 AM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle (the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, TX on [XXX] near West [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode as it approached a traffic light at the intersection with West [XXX]. A passenger car was traveling behind the AVRIDE AV as it approached the traffic light. As the AVRIDE AV approached the traffic light, the light
On April [XXX], 2026 at 6:13 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling west on [XXX] when it initiated a left turn onto southbound [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was exiting the intersection, it came to a stop facing south to yield to a heavy truck traveling north on [XXX] with vehicles parked at the curb
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:11 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop for a stop sign at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a pickup truck traveling northbound on [XXX] approached the Waymo AV from behind, and the front of th
On April [XXX], 2026 at 10:18 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in the second from the right lane on [XXX] when it initiated a lane change to the rightmost lane. As the Waymo AV was completing the lane change, a passenger car traveling ahead of the Waymo AV in the second from
On April [XXX], 2026 at 4:01 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing southeast on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, an SUV that was initially stopped directly in front of the Waymo AV reversed, and the rear of the SUV made
On April [XXX], 2026 at 8:33 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] and passing a parked SUV on the north curb. As the Waymo AV was passing the SUV a passenger car west of the SUV reversed out of a driveway on the north side of [XXX] and entered the Waymo AV's path of trav
On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:52 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop in-lane to yield to a passenger car facing northwest and reversing in the Waymo AV's lane of travel. While the Waymo AV was stopped, the passenger car
On April [XXX], 2026 at 3:16 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southeastbound in the designated right turn lane on [XXX] with its right turn signal activated as it approached the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was slowing to a stop at the intersection, it activated its left turn signal a
On March [XXX], 2026 at 8:56 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was parked at the west side of the curb facing south on [XXX] with its hazard lights activated for a passenger pickup. While the Waymo AV was parked, a passenger car parked perpendicular behind and to the right of the Waymo AV began to r
On March [XXX], 2026 at 5:12 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northeast on [XXX] in the left lane in a queue of traffic at a green light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the light turned red, an SUV initially stopped behind the Waymo AV began to maneuver towards the left and crossed the
On March [XXX], 2026 at 3:17 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] when it slowed to a stop for a red light at the intersection with [XXX], with its right turn signal activated in preparation for a right turn onto [XXX]. The Waymo AV proceeded forward at a low rate of speed to initia
On March [XXX], 2026 at 11:29 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in the second from the left lane on [XXX] with its right turn signal activated when it slowed to a stop in-lane, prior to the intersection stop line for a red light at the intersection with [XXX], in preparation to c
On March [XXX], 2026 at 8:04 AM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle (the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, Texas on[XXX] near [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was driving southeastbound in autonomous mode on [XXX] in the right lane. While the AVRIDE AV was driving straight ahead, an SUV began to enter traffic from a parking lot on the right side of the road without properly stopping, cutting off the AVRIDE AV. This resulted i
Summary:Â The Tesla ADS was stopped at a stop sign. A truck behind the ADS proceeded forward and rear ended the ADS. The ADS had a safety monitor present in the vehicle with one passenger.
Summary: The Tesla ADS was stopped at an intersection in the left turn only lane with a flashing yellow left arrow light as an oncoming vehicle was approaching. A passenger vehicle that had been stopped behind the ADS proceeded forward and rear ended the ADS. The ADS had a safety monitor present in the vehicle with no passengers.
On March [XXX], 2026 at 1:26 PM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle (the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, Texas on [XXX] near [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was facing northeast in autonomous mode while stopped at the red light on [XXX] at the intersection with [XXX]. While stopped at the red light, a van slowly approached the AVRIDE AV from behind. The front of the van then made light contact with the rear of the AVRIDE A
On March [XXX], 2026 at 8:07 AM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle (the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, Texas on [XXX] near [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was traveling northwestbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode when it approached a duck lying down in the road. As the AVRIDE AV proceeded straight ahead, it made contact with the duck. This collision resulted in the death of the duck. The AVRIDE AV did not sustain damage.
On March [XXX], 2026 at 1:42 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a bus on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northwest in the left lane on [XXX] in a queue of traffic stopped at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a bus initially stopped facing northwest in front of the Waymo AV reversed, and the rear of the bus
On March [XXX], 2026 at 8:49 PM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] when a passenger car entered the leftmost lane of [XXX]. The passenger car changed lanes to the center lane then began to initiate a right turn across the rightmost lane into a parki
On March [XXX], 2026 at 5:30 PM, an AVRIDE autonomous vehicle (the "AVRIDE AV") was in a collision in Austin, Texas at the intersection of [XXX] and [XXX]. The AVRIDE AV was traveling northwestbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode as it stopped at the red light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the light turned green, the AVRIDE AV began to enter the intersection to make a left hand turn. As the AVRIDE AV entered the in
On March [XXX], 2026 at 7:32 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Austin, Texas was in a collision involving a pothole in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX] when it maneuvered to the right to proceed past a tree growing along the south side of the alley, and the front right tire of the Waymo AV entered a pothole. As th
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.