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2023 · S3 and above incidents

23 documented incidents where year is 2023 and severity is S3 and above, across 15 companies, 2023. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: 2023 · S3 and above.

23Unique incidents
15Companies involved
S5Highest severity
83%Verified
26%From regulators
2023Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S313 Dec 2023Tesla recall —NHTSA recall of over 2 million Tesla vehicles for inadequate Autopilot driver monitoring · over 2,000,000 vehicles Wikipedia
S311 Dec 2023Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USATwo Waymo robotaxis crash into the same truck within minutes, prompting recall STERN.de
S308 Nov 2023Cruise recall —Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis via software update after pedestrian dragging · 950 vehicles The Verge
S5~Nov 2023Tesla fatality AZ, USATesla on Full Self-Driving kills pedestrian on Arizona interstate Carscoops
S424 Oct 2023Cruise regulatory CA, USACalifornia DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide · entire California fleet grounded CNBC
S318 Oct 2023Auris Health (J&J MedTech) recall —FDA Class II recall: Monarch Platform · Monarch Platform openFDA enforcement
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
S4~Oct 2023General Motors (Cruise) crash San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi dragging incident traced to Collision Detection Subsystem defect dailycar.co.kr
S3~Oct 2023Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USACruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman ABC7 Bay Area
S4~Oct 2023Cruise shutdown —Cruise halts driverless operations nationwide · fleet-wide WSJ/CNBC
S315 Sep 2023Asensus Surgical recall —Class I recall of Senhance surgical robot over unintended arm movement · 5 devices in the US, distributed April-September 2023 FDA
S303 Sep 2023XACT Robotics shutdown IsraelXACT Robotics shuts down, lays off 65 · 65 employees; company shutdown Globes - Israel Business
S324 Aug 2023Aiper recall USAAiper Elite Pro Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaners Recalled for Burn/Fire Hazard · ~22,000 units KIRO 7 News Seattle / AB
S409 Aug 2023Vertical Aerospace crash Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UKVertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal
S422 Jul 2023Tesla injury Fremont, CA, USAFormer factory worker sues Tesla after robotic arm knocks him unconscious Manufacturing Dive
S412 Jun 2023Starfish Space mission-loss —Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission · 1 spacecraft (Otter Pup / LEO Pathfinder) GeekWire
S331 May 2023Trexo Robotics recall —FDA Class II recall: Trexo Device · Trexo Device openFDA enforcement
S425 Apr 2023ispace mission-loss Atlas crater, MoonHAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander crashes into Moon · 1 lander, total loss ispace
S316 Mar 2023STIHL recall —STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard USA Today / CPSC
S415 Mar 2023Attabotics fire Brampton, Ontario, CanadaFire at Canadian Tire distribution centre running Attabotics robotic storage system · 1 facility, $67.7M in reported costs BetaKit
S518 Feb 2023Tesla fatality CA, USACalifornia family blames Musk for son's death in Tesla Autopilot crash The Independent
S3~2023Starship injury Tempe, AZ, USAStarship delivery robot knocks down and injures ASU parking attendant · 1 robot / 1 person injured KJZZ / Fox 10 Phoenix /

Companies involved

Cruise 6Tesla 4Waymo 1Auris Health (J&J MedTech) 1General Motors (Cruise) 1Asensus Surgical 1XACT Robotics 1Aiper 1Vertical Aerospace 1Starfish Space 1Trexo Robotics 1ispace 1STIHL 1Attabotics 1Starship 1

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