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Reported to NHTSA

Philadelphia, PA

Operators running driving automation here have filed 5 crash reports with the federal regulator. None of them record an injury reaching hospitalisation.

Reading the numbers

Waymo LLC filed 5 of the 5 reports (100%). The most common outcome recorded is "Property Damage. No Injured Reported" (4). No report records an injury reaching hospitalisation, so none of them is a case in the register. The other party is most often suv (2).

By operator

  • Waymo LLC5

By outcome

  • Property Damage. No Injured Reported4
  • Minor W/O Hospitalization1

Crash with

  • SUV2
  • Bus1
  • Heavy Truck1
  • Passenger Car1
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].

30270-16646Waymo LLC2026-08Property Damage. No Injured Reportedwith passenger car
On August [XXX], 2026 at 5:10 PM EDT, a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northeast in autonomous mode in the third lane from the left on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, the test driver transitioned…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 5:10 PM EDT, a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing northeast in autonomous mode in the third lane from the left on [XXX] in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV into manual mode then proceeded forward, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear of a passenger car stopped in the queue of traffic in front of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. Both vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 2 of Standing General Order 2021-01. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

30270-16277Waymo LLC2026-08Property Damage. No Injured Reportedwith bus
On August [XXX], 2026 at 3:49 PM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a bus on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in the leftmost lane on [XXX] and proceeding straight at a green light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV began to enter the intersection, a bus traveling southbound in the leftmost lane on [XXX]…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 3:49 PM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a bus on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in the leftmost lane on [XXX] and proceeding straight at a green light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV began to enter the intersection, a bus traveling southbound in the leftmost lane on [XXX] proceeded to enter the intersection against a red light, entering the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV braked and began to maneuver to the right as the bus continued forward, and the right side of the bus made contact with the front of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was present in the driver's seating position. Both vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away and airbag deployment. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

30270-16115Waymo LLC2026-07Property Damage. No Injured Reportedwith suv
On July [XXX], 2026 at 1:55 PM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in autonomous mode on [XXX] and proceeding straight through the T-intersection with [XXX] when it began slowing to yield to a queue of traffic ahead. While the Waymo AV was slowing, and the test driver…

On July [XXX], 2026 at 1:55 PM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound in autonomous mode on [XXX] and proceeding straight through the T-intersection with [XXX] when it began slowing to yield to a queue of traffic ahead. While the Waymo AV was slowing, and the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV into manual mode and proceeded forward, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear of an SUV stopped in the queue of traffic in front of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. Both vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 2 of Standing General Order 2021-01. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

30270-14702Waymo LLC2026-04Minor W/O Hospitalizationwith suv
On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:22 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving an SUV on[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]. After the light turned green, the Waymo AV began to proceed forward, and an SUV traveling in the adjacent left lane passed the…

On April [XXX], 2026 at 11:22 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving an SUV on[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]. After the light turned green, the Waymo AV began to proceed forward, and an SUV traveling in the adjacent left lane passed the Waymo AV to the left, and the front right side of the SUV made contact with the left side of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was present (in the driver's seating position). The Waymo AV continued to proceed forward, and the test driver of the Waymo AV transitioned the Waymo AV to manual mode. The test driver continued to drive southbound on [XXX], and began to slow while approaching the intersection with [XXX] with the SUV proceeding southbound in the leftmost lane, adjacent to the Waymo AV. The test driver then proceeded forward through the intersection, and the SUV maneuvered to the right, crossing the dashed white lane lines into the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The test driver then maneuvered the Waymo AV to the right, and the front right side of the Waymo AV made contact with a pickup truck parked facing south on the west curb of [XXX]. At the time of the second impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. All involved vehicles sustained damage. The test driver of the Waymo AV alleged minor injuries. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

30270-14046Waymo LLC2026-02Property Damage. No Injured Reportedwith heavy truck
On February [XXX], 2026 at 8:05 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south on [XXX], partially in-lane and partially at the east curb, when a heavy truck traveling southbound on [XXX] proceeded to pass the Waymo AV on the right. As the heavy truck passed the Waymo AV, the…

On February [XXX], 2026 at 8:05 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was in a collision involving a heavy truck on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing south on [XXX], partially in-lane and partially at the east curb, when a heavy truck traveling southbound on [XXX] proceeded to pass the Waymo AV on the right. As the heavy truck passed the Waymo AV, the left side of the heavy truck trailer made contact with the right side of the stationary Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was present in the driver's seating position. The Waymo AV sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

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