2022 incidents

17 documented incidents where year is 2022, across 14 companies, 2022. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic).

17Unique incidents

14Companies involved

S5Highest severity

53%Verified

29%From regulators

2022Years covered

Incident list

Sev	Date	Company	Type	Location	Incident	Source
S2	~Dec 2022	Cruise	malfunction	—	NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents · fleet-wide investigation	Wikipedia
S3	30 Sep 2022	Wing	fire	Browns Plains, QLD, Australia	Wing delivery drone lands on power lines, catches fire, cuts power to 2,000 homes · 1 drone; ~2,000 homes affected	DroneDJ
S4	02 Sep 2022	Saildrone	mission-loss	Red Sea	Iran temporarily seizes two Saildrone Explorer USVs in Red Sea · 2 USVs	USNI News
S2	08 Aug 2022	Stryker Mako	recall	—	Class II recall of Mako USB converter / Polaris Spectra camera tracking hardware · Mako tracking hardware components	FDA
S3	~Aug 2022	Tesla	malfunction	—	NHTSA finds 60 FSD Beta crashes and one fatality over 12-month period · 60 crashes, 1 fatality	Wikipedia
S2	28 Jul 2022	DeLaval	regulatory	—	DeLaval settles defective milking robots class action for $55M · $55M settlement	Top Class Actions
S2	14 Jul 2022	Manna	crash	Co. Dublin, Ireland	Manna drone crashes in Balbriggan, Co Dublin; propeller strikes bystander	Silicon Republic
S2	~Jul 2022	Manna	injury	Ireland	Man suffered minor injury after propeller fell from Manna drone	RTE.ie / BreakingNews.ie
S3	14 Jun 2022	Momentus	malfunction	—	Momentus orbital transfer vehicle suffers power problem after launch · 1 vehicle (Vigoride)	Spaceflight Now
S5	16 May 2022	Tesla	fatality	CO, USA	Tesla Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man	The Denver Post
S3	~May 2022	Pony.AI	regulatory	—	California DMV revokes Pony.ai autonomous testing permit · California testing permit revoked	TechCrunch
S5	10 Apr 2022	MBTA	fatality	Boston, MA, USA	Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality	WCVB
S2	~Apr 2022	Fluence	malfunction	Chandler, AZ, USA	Overheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facility · 10MW facility, 1 event, no injuries	Fluence Energy SEC filin
S3	08 Mar 2022	Pony.AI	recall	—	NHTSA announces first-ever recall of an automated driving system, targeting Pony.ai · software recall, Pony.ai test fleet	Reuters
S3	17 Feb 2022	Husqvarna	recall	—	Husqvarna recalls Automower 435X AWD and 535 AWD robotic mowers for battery fire hazard · ~1,400 units	CPSC
S4	~Feb 2022	Joby	crash	near Jolon, CA, USA	Joby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss)	FlightGlobal / NTSB
S2	~Jan 2022	Astroscale	malfunction	—	Astroscale pauses debris-removal demo following anomaly	SpaceNews

Companies involved

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