Self-driving car incidents in Los Angeles, CA

On September [XXX], 2026 at 1:27 AM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southwestbound in the rightmost lane on [XXX] and proceeding straight at a green light through the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV entered the intersection, a passenger car traveling northwestbound on [XXX] entered the intersection against a red light at [XXX] at a high rate of speed, approaching the Waymo AV from the left. The Waymo AV slowed to yield to the passenger car as…

On September [XXX], 2026 at 9:33 AM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northeastbound in autonomous mode on [XXX] when a passenger car traveling in lane, ahead of the Waymo AV, slowed to a stop for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. As the Waymo AV was slowing to yield for the stationary passenger car and the red light, the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV into manual mode and continued forward, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact…

On September [XXX], 2026 at 2:04 PM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a pickup truck with a utility bed on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling northbound on [XXX], with vehicles parked along the curb in both directions, when it maneuvered to the right and slowed to a stop in-lane to yield to a pickup truck, with a utility bed, stopped facing south on [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stationary, the pickup truck proceeded forward and passed the stationary Waymo AV to the left, and the left side of the pickup…

On September [XXX], 2026 at 8:01 PM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving an SUV on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing north in the dedicated left turn lane on [XXX] for a red light at the intersection with [XXX]. While the Waymo AV was stopped, an SUV initially stopped facing south in the dedicated left turn lane on southbound [XXX], proceeded straight into the intersection with [XXX] and continued traveling straight, approaching the Waymo AV from the front. As the SUV continued forward, it maneuvered to…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 5:21 AM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a dumpster in a parking lot in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX]. The Waymo AV was reversing northbound in an alley between [XXX] and [XXX] and initiating a parking maneuver into a parking stall located in a parking lot at the west side of the curb. While the Waymo AV was reversing at an angle, the rear left side of the Waymo AV made contact with a dumpster located near the east curb of the parking lot. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 5:20 PM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a pickup truck on [XXX] at [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped in-lane facing north on [XXX], in a queue of traffic, stopped before the T-intersection with [XXX]. After traffic ahead proceeded forward through the intersection, the Waymo AV proceeded forward and slowed to a stop before entering the T-intersection. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a pickup truck initially stopped behind the Waymo AV proceeded forward, and the front of the pickup truck made…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 9:53 PM PDT, a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southbound in autonomous mode in the rightmost lane on [XXX], slowing for a queue of traffic stopped ahead. The Waymo AV slowed to a stop in-lane, and while the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger car traveling southbound in the same lane approached the Waymo AV from behind, and the front of the passenger car made contact with the rear of the stationary Waymo AV. The test driver of the…

On August [XXX], 2026 at 12:09 PM PDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving an SUV [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was stopped facing east in the right lane on [XXX], yielding to an SUV executing a reversing parking maneuver into the dedicated parking lane along the south curb. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a second SUV, initially stopped directly behind the Waymo AV, began changing lanes to the adjacent left lane, and the front left side of the second SUV made contact with the right side of a passenger car traveling…