{"id":"89d0513e-2fa1-4eba-8588-cdaa98882fb7","slug":"waymo-serve-weho-collision-2024-12-27","kind":"collision","headline":"Waymo robotaxi and Serve Robotics delivery robot collided in West Hollywood (Dec 2024)","summary":"On December 27, 2024, a Waymo autonomous vehicle and a Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robot collided at an intersection in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, according to reporting by TechCrunch citing video circulating on social media. The footage shows the Serve robot crossing a street at night and attempting to mount the curb; as it backed up to correct its position and moved toward the ramp, a Waymo vehicle making a right turn struck the robot. No injuries were reported. The collision is notable as a documented contact between two autonomous systems operating in shared urban space.","occurredAt":"2024-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"c9a56a6c-55d4-40e3-b080-70a6f04e6956","deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T22:46:04.364Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T22:46:40.675Z","model":{"id":"c9a56a6c-55d4-40e3-b080-70a6f04e6956","companyId":"2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede","modelName":"Waymo Driver 6th-gen","slug":"waymo-driver-gen6","description":"The sixth-generation Waymo Driver is Waymo's autonomous driving stack for fully autonomous robotaxi service. The platform integrates 13 cameras, 4 lidars, 6 radars, and external audio receivers, with overlapping 360° coverage and a detection range up to roughly 500 meters in nominal conditions. Compared to the fifth-generation system on the Jaguar I-PACE, the sixth-gen system uses 42% fewer total sensors. Waymo says the per-unit hardware cost is targeted under $20,000 — a more than 50% reduction from the 5th-gen system. Currently runs on the Zeekr RT (sold as the “Ojai” robotaxi, purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals) and the Hyundai IONIQ 5; began fully autonomous commercial operations in February 2026.","formFactor":"av","maturityStage":"commercial","specs":{"drive_mode":"fully_autonomous","generation":6,"lidar_count":4,"radar_count":6,"camera_count":13,"vehicle_platforms":"Zeekr RT (Ojai); Hyundai IONIQ 5","external_audio_receivers":true,"detection_range_m_nominal_approx":500,"target_unit_cost_usd_under_waymo_stated":20000},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://waymo.com/blog/2024/08/meet-the-6th-generation-waymo-driver/","label":"Waymo blog — Meet the 6th-generation Waymo Driver (primary announcement, sensor suite + cost targets)","publishedAt":"2024-08-19"},{"url":"https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/ro-on-6th-gen-waymo-driver/","label":"Waymo blog — Beginning fully autonomous operations with the 6th-gen Driver (primary, commercial launch)","publishedAt":"2026-02-12"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/waymo-begins-deploying-next-gen-ojai-robotaxis-to-extend-its-us-lead.html","label":"CNBC — Waymo begins deploying next-gen Ojai robotaxis (third-party trade coverage of the launch)","publishedAt":"2026-02-12"},{"url":"https://www.wardsauto.com/news/archive-auto-waymo-6th-generation-driver-autonomous-driving-hardware-robotaxi-lidar-ai/725519/","label":"WardsAuto — Inside the 6th-generation Waymo Driver (third-party deep-dive on the hardware suite)","publishedAt":"2024-08-29"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T04:41:57.633Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T19:43:05.059Z"},"deployment":null,"company":null,"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[{"id":"fc7a38de-91ab-4a7f-bd91-68922793c166","incidentId":"89d0513e-2fa1-4eba-8588-cdaa98882fb7","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/31/a-waymo-robotaxi-and-a-serve-delivery-robot-collided-in-los-angeles/","label":"TechCrunch — A Waymo robotaxi and a Serve delivery robot collided in Los Angeles","publishedAt":"2024-12-31T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"TechCrunch — A Waymo robotaxi and a Serve delivery robot collided in Los Angeles","sourceName":"TechCrunch","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T22:46:04.524Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T22:46:04.524Z"}],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[]}