Self-driving car incidents in Houston, TX

On September [XXX], 2026 at 8:39 PM CDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a barrier wall on Interstate [XXX] at the [XXX] exit [XXX] offramp. The Waymo AV was traveling southeastbound in autonomous mode, in the rightmost offramp lane on Interstate [XXX] at the [XXX], when an SUV traveling southeastbound in the third lane from the left on Interstate [XXX] changed lanes, entering the leftmost lane of the three offramp lanes at exit [XXX]. At the same time, a passenger car traveling southeastbound in the center of the three offramp…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 10:38 PM CDT, a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle a ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north on [XXX] for a stop sign at the 4-way intersection with [XXX], yielding to traffic traveling eastbound and westbound on [XXX]. As traffic on [XXX] slowed to a stop in both directions, the Waymo AV proceeded forward and entered the intersection to continue traveling northbound on [XXX]. As the Waymo AV drove through the intersection, an SUVstopped in the westbound lane on [XXX], initiated a…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 10:26 AM CDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a raised section of pavement in a parking lot on [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling westbound on [XXX] in the second lane from the right. With its left turn signal activated, the Waymo AV initiated a left turn into a parking lot on [XXX]. As the Waymo AV entered the parking lot, the Waymo AV drove over a raised section of pavement, and the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the raised section of pavement. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 6:17 AM CDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a raised section of pavement in a parking lot at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling east on [XXX]. As the Waymo AV approached the intersection with [XXX], the Waymo AV slowed to a stop for a stop sign with its right turn signal activated. The Waymo AV then turned right onto [XXX] and subsequently initiated a left turn into an adjacent parking lot at [XXX]. As the Waymo AV entered the parking lot, the Waymo AV drove over a raised section of pavement, and the…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 12:34 AM CDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving a speed bump on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] in autonomous mode when the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV into manual mode.. The test driver continued to proceed forward, then slowed as the Waymo AV approached a speed bump. As the Waymo AV proceeded over the speed bump, the undercarriage of the Waymo AV made contact with the speed bump. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test…

Summary: The ADS slowed to a stop in Lane #3, the right-turn-only lane of a three-lane street at an intersection faced with red circular traffic lights. Vehicles in the adjacent lanes were stopped. The ADS then crept forward toward the intersection and slowed to a stop as a crossing SUV came into view from the perpendicular left. While stopped for cross traffic, the ADS was rear-ended by an SUV. The ADS had no passengers present in the vehicle.

On July [XXX], 2026 at 1:34 AM CDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Houston, Texas was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound on [XXX] and proceeding straight through the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV exited the intersection, it began slowing to yield for an SUV traveling at a low rate of speed northbound on [XXX] near the center of the roadway with its hazard lights activated. The Waymo AV maneuvered to the right and slowed to a stop and the SUV slowed to a stop. The SUV then proceeded forward and to the left…

On July [XXX], 2026 at approximately 940am CT in Houston, TX, a Nuro Prius in autonomous mode was stopped at a red light at the intersection of [XXX] and [XXX] when a third party vehicle rear-ended the Nuro Prius. No injuries were reported with both vehicles sustaining only minor damage. Air bags were not deployed and law enforcement was not involved.