On March [XXX], 2026 at 7:27 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Washington D.C. was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] when it began to slow for an emergency vehicle siren from an ambulance traveling northbound. While the Waymo AV was slowing, an SUV approached the Waymo AV from behind and the front of the
Washington, DC
Operators running driving automation here have filed 5 crash reports with the federal regulator. None of them record an injury reaching hospitalisation.
By operator
- Waymo LLC4
- Beep, Inc.1
By outcome
- Property Damage. No Injured Reported4
- Minor W/O Hospitalization1
Crash with
- SUV3
- Other Fixed Object1
- Passenger Car1
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 January [XXX], 2026, a Beep-operated Karsan EJEST (BEEP-EJEST-0001) equipped with an automated driving system (ADS) develop by ADASTEC Corporation (ADASTEC) was involved in a collision with a third-party vehicle in Washington, D.C. While traveling in autonomous mode westbound on [XXX] in the left-hand lane, the vehicle encountered a double-parked vehicle partially intruded into BEEP-EJEST-0001's lane of travel. B
On December [XXX], 2025 at 6:25 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Washington D.C. was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] and [XXX] approaching the [XXX] overpass. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] and [XXX] in the left lane when it began to slow for traffic ahead. While the Waymo AV was slowing, an SUV that was traveling southbound behind the Waymo AV continued to proceed f
On November [XXX], 2025 at 6:55 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Washington, D.C. was in a collision involving a curb on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling eastbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode when it began to turn right at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV proceeded to turn right, it approached the right hand curb. The test driver transitioned the Waymo AV to manual mod
On October [XXX], 2025 at 1:28 PM ET a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Washington, D.C. was in a collision involving an SUV 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 began to proceed forward at a low rate of speed and
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.