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The test driver then continued to accelerate, resulting in the vehicle travelling down a hill, making contact with vegetation to the left of the roadway and three parked vehicles: the open door of a parked passenger car, the left side of an SUV, and the rear of another SUV. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. All involved vehicles sustained damage.\n\nWaymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away. 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