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injury · S4 and above incidents

18 documented incidents where type is injury and severity is S4 and above, across 14 companies, 2017-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: injury · S4 and above.

18Unique incidents
14Companies involved
S4Highest severity
100%Verified
6%From regulators
2017-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S427 Jul 2026Waymo injury Los Angeles, CA, USAWoman critically injured in two-car crash involving Waymo vehicle in Los Angeles ABC7 Bay Area / Los Ange
S4~May 2026Yarbo injury —Yarbo's Promise to Fix the Robot Mower That Ran Someone Over The Verge
S431 Jan 2026Unattributed (South Korea) injury Yeosu, South KoreaWorker left unconscious after entrapment in packaging robot at Yeosu Industrial Complex 여수넷통뉴스
S406 Dec 2025Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaHellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China Yicai Global
S406 Dec 2025Baidu injury ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxi Strikes Pedestrians, One Trapped Beneath Vehicle Interesting Engineering
S406 Dec 2025Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaCity of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians CarNewsChina
S422 Oct 2025Serve Robotics injury NJ, USANew Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury News12 New Jersey / News
S402 Aug 2025Kent Police injury Kent, England, UKChild Injured in Kent Police Drone Crash · 1 child injured BBC
S416 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims The Press Democrat
S4~Dec 2024Sky Elements Drone Show injury Orlando, FL, USAFalling drones seriously injure 7-year-old boy at Orlando Lake Eola holiday drone show · multi-drone light show NBC News
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S4~May 2024unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer injury AustriaRobotic Lawnmower Severely Injures 11-Month-Old Child in Austria Google News aggregation
S414 Apr 2024UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies injury Saint Petersburg, RussiaBrake Failure in AI-Assisted Tram Injures Multiple Pedestrians in Saint Petersburg, Russia · 1 tram, 3 pedestrians struck Newsflare
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S422 Jul 2023Tesla injury Fremont, CA, USAFormer factory worker sues Tesla after robotic arm knocks him unconscious Manufacturing Dive
S4~Dec 2018Amazon injury Robbinsville, NJ, USARobot punctures bear repellent can, sickens dozens of warehouse workers · 1 robot/incident, 24 hospitalized NPR
S4~Jan 2017Amsted Rail injury Groveport, OH, USAWorker's leg crushed at Amsted Rail's Groveport, OH plant; $610K OSHA fine · 1 injury, 1 facility Murray & Murray

Companies involved

Cruise 3Waymo 2Baidu 2Yarbo 1Unattributed (South Korea) 1Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu 1Serve Robotics 1Kent Police 1Sky Elements Drone Show 1unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer 1UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies 1Tesla 1Amazon 1Amsted Rail 1

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