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Driverless Waymo stops between active train tracks as a train passes

Date
9 March 2026
Developer / operator
Waymo
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Event type
Near miss / safety-critical interaction
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — reported, not confirmed
Curator-reviewed

Summary

According to the linked report, a driverless Waymo stopped between active train tracks and a lowered crossing gate while a train passed; no contact occurred.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

  • The report states the vehicle was a driverless Waymo (Jaguar I-Pace).
  • The vehicle stopped between the rails and a lowered crossing gate.
  • A train passed close to the vehicle; no contact is reported.

Automation status

Driving automation engaged — reported, not confirmed

Whether the driving-automation feature was engaged is a separate question from whether it caused the event.

System / software version

Not identified in the available sources.

Causal attribution

Undetermined

The available evidence does not establish a cause. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.

What remains unknown

  • How the vehicle came to be stopped on the crossing.
  • The exact clearance between the vehicle and the train.

Interpretation

No interpretation is offered for this event.

Sources & evidence

The sources below are the evidence. The summary and any interpretation on this page are written by White Box Autonomy and are not themselves evidence.

  1. X post · ABC News

    https://x.com/ABC/status/2031558071630123088

    Legacy text: 'as captured in a 25-second video'.

About this record

Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.

Record last reviewed or updated: 1 September 2026.

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