At 5:03 PM CDT on January [XXX], 2026 in El Paso, Texas, an Aurora vehicle was traveling east on [XXX] at approximately 55 MPH during a development mission. The Aurora vehicle was in autonomy. The Aurora vehicle was traveling straight in its lane. A pickup truck was present ahead. A loose object from the pickup truck struck the Aurora vehicle. After impact, the vehicle operator elected to disengage autonomy and ret
El Paso, 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
- Aurora Operations, Inc.1
By outcome
- No Injured Reported1
Crash with
- Other, see Narrative1
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].
30530-14071Aurora Operations, Inc.2026-01No Injured Reportedwith other, see narrative
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.