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Zoox

Products: Robotaxi. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 39.0/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 96th percentile of 89 av trucking companies.

Analyst brief

Thirteen entries from 2024 to 2026 document a sustained and escalating pattern: six recalls (up to 332 vehicles), five crash/collision entries including two pedestrian-adjacent injuries in San Francisco, and a cumulative NHTSA log of 123 autonomous-mode accidents. Dominant failure modes are perception/detection failures (smoke-obscured scene, lane-crossing) and low-speed contact incidents (parked cars, doors, e-scooters, motorcyclists), with severity concentrated at 2-3 and no fatalities recorded. The record is a mix of regulator-driven recalls and press-reported collisions, with the recall cadence increasing in 2025-2026 relative to 2024. At index 39.6 and the 95.5th percentile of av-trucking, Zoox ranks near the top of its category, reflecting both incident volume and recall frequency. The trajectory shows recurring software-triggered recalls following operational incidents rather than a single anomaly.

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252024 S2: 22242025 S2: 32025 S3: 25252026 S2: 32026 S3: 2526
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Incident log (13 unique incidents)

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S307/17
2026
recall Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke CNBC
S307/17
2026
recall USAZoox recalls 105 robotaxis over heavy-smoke detection failure · 105 robotaxis recalled Reuters
S203/16
2026
malfunction NHTSA logs 123 Zoox autonomous-mode accidents cumulative · 123 cumulative logged accidents Wikipedia
S201/17
2026 · 13:30
crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injures street ambassador Mission Local
S201/17
2026 · 13:30 PT
injury San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes opening car door, injures driver in San Francisco · 1 injury Mission Local
S212/23
2025
recall USAZoox robotaxi crosses into opposing lane, prompts 332-vehicle recall · Vehicles later recalled: 332 Reuters
S205/08
2025
injury Zoox robotaxi collides with e-scooter rider · 1 minor injury Zoox safety recall repor
S305/2025 recall Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox issues software recall after Las Vegas robotaxi crash NBC News
S204/08
2025
crash Las Vegas, NV, USALas Vegas crash involving Zoox autonomous vehicle sparks software update FOX5 Vegas
S304/08
2025
recall Zoox recalls approximately 270 vehicles after intersection collision · approx. 270 vehicles Zoox safety recall repor
S205/13
2024
malfunction USANHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after two crashes from unexpected braking NBC News
S205/2024 crash NHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after motorcyclists rear-ended · 2 motorcyclists injured NHTSA
S2 crash Las Vegas, NV, USAZoox robotaxi contacts passenger vehicle in Las Vegas, triggers recall · 270 vehicles recalled Zoox

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