Robot incidents in 2026

8 verified incidents on file for 2026. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• Waymo temporarily suspended freeway robotaxi service in four cities to improve construction-zone performance (May 2026)2026-05-21 · other
• Waymo suspended Atlanta robotaxi service after a robotaxi was stuck amid flooding (May 2026)2026-05-21 · malfunction
• Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)2026-05-14 · recall
• NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin2026-05-06 · regulatory_action
• Apollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan stranded passengers in service-wide malfunction2026-03-31 · malfunction
• Serve Robotics delivery robot 'Nasir' shattered a CTA bus shelter in Chicago's West Town2026-03-22 · property_damage
• Tesla robotaxis logged 17 NHTSA-reported incidents in Austin, including two teleoperator-caused crashes2026-03-01 · collision
• Zoox robotaxi struck an opening car door in San Francisco, injuring a street ambassador2026-01-17 · injury