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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. The Waymo AV sustained damage.\n\nWaymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 2 of Standing General Order 2021-01. 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