Products: automation-operator. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 24.6/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 79th percentile of 62 other companies.
Waymo's record spans four rows from 2023 to 2026, covering a mix of failure types: a vehicle-to-vehicle disruption, a fatal-to-animal collision, a multi-vehicle crash that prompted a recall, and a January 2026 incident in which a robotaxi struck a child near a school. Severity spans the full range from 1 to 3, with the two most severe entries — the multi-car crash and the child-strike incident — both involving physical collision outcomes. The index of 24.8 and 79th percentile place Waymo in the elevated band, reflecting a multi-year, recurring pattern rather than an isolated event. The record is predominantly press-driven, with the 2023 crash entry noting a resulting recall action; the trajectory shows continued incident generation up to the most recent reporting period.