Santa Clara, CA

On April [XXX], 2026 at 3:57 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Santa Clara, California was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing southeast in the right turn slip-lane on [XXX] preparing to merge onto southbound [XXX] and actively yielding to oncoming traffic traveling southbound. The Waymo AV proceeded forward momentarily then slowed to a stop to yield to additional approaching traffic on [XXX], and a passenger car that was initially stopped directly behind the Waymo AV proceeded forward, and the front of the passenger car made contact with the rear of the stationary Waymo AV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous 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.

On April [XXX], 2026, Nuro was operating a Prius test vehicle in auto mode on [XXX], a street in Santa Clara, CA with a single travel lane in the direction of travel, when a motorcycle attempted to overtake the Nuro vehicle from behind. In so doing, the motorcyclist clipped the side of the Nuro vehicle, causing some minor property damage to the Nuro vehicle. The motorcyclist then pulled over to the side of the road, and both parties exchanged information. Neither the motorcyclist nor the occupants of the Nuro vehicle were injured, and law enforcement was not called to the scene.

On July [XXX], 2025 at 1:57 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Santa Clara, California was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped on [XXX], preparing to turn right onto northeastbound [XXX] while yielding to oncoming traffic. Once oncoming traffic had cleared, the Waymo AV began to turn right into the rightmost lane on northeastbound [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was completing the right turn, the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV to manual mode. The test driver changed lanes without a signal activated, crossing through the center travel lane and into the dedicated left turn lane where the test driver began to make an unprotected left across southwestbound [XXX]. During this unprotected left turn, an SUV was traveling in the leftmost southwestbound lane. The SUV began to maneuver towards the rightmost lane while the test driver was completing the left turn, and the front of the SUV made contact with the passenger side 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. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because an individual involved was transported from the scene to a hospital for medical treatment, a vehicle involved was towed away, and airbag deployment. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.