Documented ADS–Animal Collisions

Sourced from NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 filings, filtered to incidents where the ADS was engaged at the moment it contacted an animal. Each row links to its NHTSA Report ID and any independently verified news coverage. Tell us about an incident we’re missing.

23
Total incidents
6
Operators
Apr 2022 – Jan 2026
Date range
Date Operator Location Struck NHTSA SGO News coverage
2026-01 Waymo LLC Del Valle, TX Animal #30270-13663
2025-12 Waymo LLC San Francisco, CA Bird #30270-13486
2025-11 Waymo LLC San Francisco, CA Animal #30270-13270
2025-10 Waymo LLC San Francisco, CA Animal #30270-12070
2025-09 Waymo LLC Austin, TX Animal #30270-11840
2025-09 Waymo LLC Austin, TX Animal #30270-11698
2025-09 Tesla, Inc. Austin, TX Animal #13781-11787
2025-07 Zoox, Inc. San Francisco, CA Animal #30610-11514
2025-05 Waymo LLC Phoenix, AZ Animal #30270-10957
2025-05 Waymo LLC Paradise Valley, AZ Animal #30270-10695
2025-03 Waymo LLC Los Angeles, CA Animal #30270-10323
2025-01 Waymo LLC Tempe, AZ Animal #30270-9822
2024-12 Waymo LLC Phoenix, AZ Animal #30270-9569
2024-11 Waymo LLC Inglewood, CA Animal #30270-9406
2024-10 Waymo LLC San Francisco, CA Animal #30270-9177
2024-08 Waymo LLC San Francisco, CA Animal #30270-8632
2024-08 Waymo LLC Phoenix, AZ Dog #30270-8612
2024-06 Waymo LLC Phoenix, AZ Animal #30270-8120
2023-12 TORC Robotics, Inc. Vega, TX Animal #30330-6882
2023-09 General Motors, LLC Tempe, AZ Animal #540-6454
2023-05 Transdev Alternative Services San Francisco, CA Animal #30531-5770
2022-08 Transdev Alternative Services Phoenix, AZ Animal #30531-3879
2022-04 Waymo LLC Phoenix, AZ Animal #30270-3010