Waymo LLC Collision — San Francisco, CA, US — January 2022
What is observable from the evidence
No individually observed facts are recorded for this record; see its structured details and sources instead.
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — 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
Another party contributed
Narrative/structured evidence directly supports the other party striking the subject vehicle from behind, independent of the subject's own automation state. (downgraded: a field this classification relies on is itself disputed among contributing reports.)
What remains unknown
- Contributing reports disagree on subject vehicle precrash movement (Proceeding Straight / Stopped) — left unresolved for curator review.
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.
Regulatory record · Waymo LLC
NHTSA SGO report 30270-2226 (v1)
Published February 2022 · Retrieved 6 September 2026
Regulatory record · Waymo LLC
NHTSA SGO report 30270-2198 (v1)
Published January 2022 · Retrieved 6 September 2026
About this record
Origin: Source-derived. What this means.
Record last reviewed or updated: 6 September 2026.
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