Incident · Collision

ADS crash report in Houston, TX involving a JAGUAR I-PACE (NHTSA SGO 30270-16552)

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 lanes, changed lanes to the leftmost lane, and the right side of the SUV made contact with the left side of the passenger car. The passenger car was pushed southbound and spun clockwise across the center offramp lane and entered the rightmost lane, the Waymo AV's lane of travel. The Waymo AV slowed and maneuvered to the right to yield to the passenger car, and the test driver transitioned the Waymo AV into manual mode. The test driver continued to brake and maneuver the Waymo AV to the right towards the south barrier wall, and the front right side of the Waymo AV made contact with the south barrier wall. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged in autonomous mode, and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. The passenger car sustained damage. The driver of the Waymo AV was transported from the scene to a hospital for medical treatment with alleged 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 2026-09-01 · Waymo