Self-driving car incidents in Las Vegas, NV

A Zoox vehicle operating in autonomous mode was traveling west in the left through lane on [XXX], past [XXX], in Las Vegas when a passenger car (Vehicle 2) traveling ahead in the adjacent lane abruptly swerved hard left, in an apparent attempt to make a sudden U-turn, across the path of the approaching Zoox vehicle. The Zoox vehicle braked hard; just as its operator then disengaged from autonomy, steered left, and continued to brake, but the right front corner of the Zoox vehicle made contact with the left side of Vehicle 2. Police were notified and arrived at the scene. Both vehicles…

On September [XXX], 2026, at approximately 11:50 PM PT, a Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi was operating in autonomous mode in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a Safety Driver in the driver’s seat. The Motional vehicle was traveling northbound on [XXX] in the rightmost lane, approaching [XXX]. The Motional vehicle planned to take a right turn on [XXX] and activated its right-turn signal 13 seconds before the turn. At that time, an individual operating a motorized e-bike approached from behind the Motional vehicle and transitioned from the bike lane into the travel lane directly behind the Motional…

An unoccupied Zoox autonomous vehicle was stopped in the outer left-turn lane on westbound [XXX], preparing to turn left onto South [XXX] in Las Vegas. Directly behind it, a pickup truck (Vehicle 2) failed to maintain a safe following distance and intentionally approached extremely close to the stationary Zoox vehicle just prior to the traffic signal turning green. As the light changed to green, the Zoox vehicle began moving but subsequently slowed at which point it was struck by Vehicle 2. The driver of Vehicle 2 then reversed and maneuvered around the stopped Zoox vehicle before leaving the…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 11:17 PM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Las Vegas, Nevada was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near the [XXX] overpass. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound in a queue of traffic in the rightmost lane on [XXX], when a passenger car traveling northbound directly in front of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear of an SUV stopped in-lane in the queue of traffic. The Waymo AV slowed to a stop behind the passenger car and the passenger car reversed, and the rear of the passenger car made contact with the front of the…

On August [XXX], 2026, at approximately 12:40 PM PT, a Motional Ioniq 5 Robotaxi (VIN [XXX]) was operating in autonomous mode in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a Vehicle Operator in the driver’s seat. The Motional vehicle was traveling within the[XXX] shopping mall complex. While executing a left-turn maneuver onto [XXX], the Motional vehicle encountered a [XXX] delivery truck parked with its liftgate in the lowered position. The [XXX] truck was blocking the vehicle’s intended path through the intersection, and the Motional vehicle initiated an S-curve maneuver to route around the parallel…

A Zoox vehicle in autonomous mode was traveling north on [XXX] toward [XXX] in Las Vegas, slowing gradually for a slowing tractor trailer (Vehicle 2) in its travel lane ahead. Vehicle 2 then began reversing toward the nearly stopped Zoox vehicle. The Zoox vehicle operator disengaged from autonomy and the rear of Vehicle 2 made contact with the front of the Zoox vehicle. Following the collision, the Zoox vehicle operator turned right onto Convention Center Drive, pulled over, and the vehicle was towed shortly after. No injuries were reported and police were not notified.

On August [XXX], 2026, at approximately 2:00 PM PT, a Motional Ioniq 5 Robotaxi (VIN [XXX]) was operating in autonomous mode in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a Vehicle Operator in the driver’s seat. The Motional vehicle was traveling eastbound on [XXX], between [XXX] and [XXX]. The vehicle traveling directly ahead of the Motional vehicle decelerated rapidly. In an abundance of caution, the Vehicle Operator disengaged the autonomous system and applied the brakes in manual mode to avoid a collision with the vehicle ahead. After the Motional vehicle decelerated, a white BMW SUV traveling behind the…

An unoccupied Zoox autonomous vehicle was northbound on [XXX] approaching the intersection of [XXX] in Las Vegas when an active emergency vehicle, with lights and sirens, was eastbound in the right through lane on [XXX] and approaching the intersection. The Zoox vehicle slowed as it entered the intersection and braked hard to a stop in the intersection to yield to the approaching emergency vehicle. An SUV (Vehicle 2) traveling behind the Zoox vehicle failed to stop and rear ended the stopped Zoox vehicle. Following the collision, the emergency vehicle changed course and went around the two…