Waymo LLC Collision — Los Angeles, CA, US — May 2026
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 not engaged
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.
Narrative contains multiple distinct contact-event phrases, which may reflect a multi-actor/chain-reaction sequence or repeated restatement of the same contact across report-update sections; either way, no single-actor causation category can be confidently attributed without further confirmation this pipeline does not attempt. Conservative default applied.
What remains unknown
The available evidence does not leave anything specific unestablished for this event.
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 30270-15070 (v1)
Published May 2026 · Retrieved 6 September 2026
About this record
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Record last reviewed or updated: 6 September 2026.
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