Overview
- A two-vehicle collision on Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood involved a Waymo robotaxi and was reported at about 5:44 a.m. on Sunday.
- First responders said multiple people were hurt, at least two were taken to hospitals, and one woman was listed in critical condition while others were treated at the scene.
- Waymo told reporters its car was travelling about 27 mph when a blue sedan allegedly struck a pedestrian outside a crosswalk, swerved across lanes and hit the Waymo, and the company gave the sedan’s speed as about 47–50 mph.
- The Los Angeles Police Department and Fire Department are investigating and have not publicly assigned fault or independently confirmed Waymo’s account.
- The crash arrives as Waymo runs a large robotaxi service and follows a study finding 68% fewer police-reportable crashes per mile for its fleet, a context that makes this incident likely to increase public and regulatory scrutiny.