Incident · Collision

ADS crash report in Atlanta, GA involving a JAGUAR I-PACE (NHTSA SGO 30270-16261)

On August [XXX], 2026 at 5:42 PM EDT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle (Waymo AV) operating in Atlanta, Georgia was in a collision involving two passenger cars on [XXX] Northeast near [XXX] Northeast.

The Waymo AV was stopped facing south in the second lane from the right on [XXX] Northeast in a queue of traffic for a red light at the intersection with [XXX] Northeast. While the Waymo AV was stopped, a passenger car traveling southbound on [XXX] Northeast, partially in the rightmost lane and partially in the second lane from the right approached the Waymo AV from behind, and the front left side of the passenger car made contact with the rear right side of the stationary Waymo AV. As a result of this impact, the Waymo AV was pushed forward and to the left, and the front of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear left side of a second passenger car stopped in the queue of traffic in front of the Waymo AV. At the time of the impacts, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was engaged in autonomous mode. All three vehicles sustained damage. A passenger in the Waymo AV was transported from the scene to a hospital for medical treatment with minor injuries.

Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because an individual involved was transported from the scene to a hospital for medical treatment. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.

Occurred 2026-08-01 · Waymo