Overview
- A collision near Venice Boulevard and Toberman Street in the Pico-Union neighborhood involved a Waymo self-driving car, a human-driven blue sedan, and pedestrians and left multiple people hurt with at least two taken to hospitals and others treated at the scene.
- Waymo said its vehicle was traveling at about 27 mph when a blue sedan traveling roughly 47–50 mph struck a pedestrian outside a crosswalk, then swerved into oncoming traffic and hit the company’s car.
- First responders and photographs of the scene showed scattered debris and clothing, and early accounts described the crash as an auto-pedestrian collision.
- The Los Angeles Police Department said its investigation is ongoing and has not confirmed the exact number of victims or established a definitive cause of the crash.
- Officials and company statements will shape questions about fault and liability for autonomous vehicles, with investigators’ findings and hospital updates the key developments to watch next.