On January [XXX], 2026 at 3:02 AM CT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Del Valle, Texas was in a collision involving an animal on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northwestbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode in the third from the right lane when a raccoon ran into the roadway from the left side and entered the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV slowed to yield to the raccoon, and th
Del Valle, TX
Operators running driving automation here have filed 1 crash reports with the federal regulator. None of them record an injury reaching hospitalisation.
By operator
- Waymo LLC1
By outcome
- Property Damage. No Injured Reported1
Crash with
- Animal1
Filings
The reports themselves
Narratives are written by the operator. Personal detail is removed by NHTSA before publication, which is why names appear as [XXX].
30270-13663Waymo LLC2026-01Property Damage. No Injured Reportedwith animal
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.