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Retracted · 2026-07-24

Duplicate ingestion of the same event as waymo-child-struck-santa-monica-jan-2026, the canonical record for "Waymo Santa Monica child-struck (Jan 2026)". This duplicate is retracted to suppress it from aggregates; its own URL stays index,follow per the retraction fairness policy.

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NHTSA opens Preliminary Evaluation PE26-001 after a Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a Santa Monica school

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On Jan 29 2026 NHTSA ODI opened Preliminary Evaluation PE26-001 after a Waymo robotaxi struck a child at low speed near Grant Elementary School in Santa Monica during drop-off (incident Jan 23 2026; minor injuries). The probe examines Waymo ADS caution and behavior in school zones. Source: NHTSA ODI; The Robot Report; CNBC.

Occurred 2026-01-29 · Waymo

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  1. https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
  2. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2026/INOA-PE26001-10005.pdf

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  • Retracted · 2026-07-24

    Duplicate ingestion of the same event as waymo-child-struck-santa-monica-jan-2026, the canonical record for "Waymo Santa Monica child-struck (Jan 2026)". This duplicate is retracted to suppress it from aggregates; its own URL stays index,follow per the retraction fairness policy.

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What happened in NHTSA opens Preliminary Evaluation PE26-001 after a Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a Santa Monica school?
On Jan 29 2026 NHTSA ODI opened Preliminary Evaluation PE26-001 after a Waymo robotaxi struck a child at low speed near Grant Elementary School in Santa Monica during drop-off (incident Jan 23 2026; minor injuries). The probe examines Waymo ADS caution and behavior in school zones. Source: NHTSA ODI; The Robot Report; CNBC. This incident was later retracted; see the retraction banner at the top of the page for the correction.
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The incident is recorded as occurring on January 29, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
Who was involved in NHTSA opens Preliminary Evaluation PE26-001 after a Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a Santa Monica school?
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This incident is retracted on the DEPLOY registry. The page remains so the correction reaches readers, but the incident is suppressed from aggregate counts (company / model / location) so it no longer counts against anyone.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

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Last reviewed 2026-08-09

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