White Box Autonomy

Waymo takes left into oncoming traffic

Date
Date unknown
Developer / operator
Waymo LLC
Event type
Near miss / safety-critical interaction
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Unknown
Curator-reviewedCurated

Summary

According to the linked post, Waymo takes left into oncoming traffic.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

No separate observed facts are recorded for this event; its summary above and the sources below describe what the evidence shows.

Automation status

Unknown

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

System / software version

No version is recorded.

Causal attribution

Undetermined

No cause has been recorded or established. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.

What remains unknown

No specific unknowns have been recorded 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.

  1. X post · @teslaownersSV on X

    Published 17 April 2026 · Retrieved 2 October 2026

About this record

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

Origin: Curated. What this means.

Record last reviewed or updated: 6 October 2026.

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