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2024 · S3 and above incidents

48 documented incidents where year is 2024 and severity is S3 and above, across 32 companies, 2024. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: 2024 · S3 and above.

48Unique incidents
32Companies involved
S5Highest severity
88%Verified
19%From regulators
2024Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S331 Dec 2024Rise Above Drone Show malfunction Folly Beach, SC, USADrones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates · drone light show fleet Post and Courier
S326 Dec 2024Volocopter shutdown Bruchsal, GermanyVolocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency DW.com
S416 Dec 2024General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Mediterranean Sea$13 Million Military Reaper Drone Lost After Propeller Fell Off · $13M aircraft, total loss Business Insider / Air F
S316 Dec 2024Amazon malfunction Pendleton, OR, USAAmazon Prime Air delivery drones crash after backup rain/landing sensor removed from MK30 design · MK30 delivery drone fleet New York Post / Bloomber
S412 Dec 2024AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) crash ChinaYilong-2H drone crashes into Olympic Sports Center in Jingzhou, China Militarnyi
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
S3~Dec 2024Cruise shutdown —GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi business · company-wide program wind-down Wikipedia
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S328 Oct 2024Noah Medical recall —FDA Class II recall: Galaxy System (GAL-001). · Galaxy System (GAL-001). openFDA enforcement
S325 Oct 2024H3 Dynamics regulatory —H3 Dynamics fined and suspended after drone crash at Singapore condo sUAS News
S518 Oct 2024Tesla fatality USAUS probes Tesla Full Self-Driving system after pedestrian killed NPR
S518 Oct 2024Tesla regulatory USANHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality Green Car Reports
S330 Sep 2024Cruise regulatory —NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity · $1.5 million civil penalty The Verge
S5~Sep 2024Geek+ fatality Ravenhall, Victoria, AustraliaWorker fatally crushed by Geek+ automated robot at Myer Ravenhall distribution centre; WorkSafe Victoria charges Myer and GeekPlus Australia · 1 fatality WorkSafe Victoria
S313 Aug 2024Globus Medical regulatory —FDA warns Globus Medical over QSR/MDR violations tied to ExcelsiusGPS surgical robot RAPS / MassDevice
S309 Aug 2024Cruise recall USAGM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking Wards Auto
S305 Aug 2024Quantum Surgical recall —FDA Class II recall: The EPIONE device v1.0.2 is a user controlled, stereotactic accessory · The EPIONE device v1.0.2 is a user controlled, stereotactic openFDA enforcement
S302 Aug 2024Auris Health (J&J MedTech) recall —FDA Class II recall: Monarch Platform (Endoscopy), REF: MON-000005-01, MON-000005-01R. · Monarch Platform (Endoscopy), REF: MON-000005-01, MON-000005 openFDA enforcement
S3~Aug 2024Tesla fire USATesla Semi truck catches fire in US ahead of European showcase Trans.INFO
S3~Aug 2024Tesla crash Northern California, USATesla Semi crash in Northern California investigated by NTSB KTVU
S5~Aug 2024Dearborn Mid-West fatality —Jeep plant worker crushed to death by conveyor system lacking pinch-point guarding · 1 worker Detroit News
S319 Jul 2024H3 Dynamics fire one-north condominium, SingaporeH3 Dynamics drone crashes and catches fire near children at one-north condo, operator suspended by CAAS · 1 drone CNA
S3~Jul 2024Baidu crash ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi accident sparks safety debate in China Caixin Global
S522 May 2024Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South KoreaForeign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S321 May 2024Waymo recall Phoenix, AZ, USAWaymo recalls robotaxis after collision with utility pole · fleet-wide software update TechCrunch
S308 May 2024Neuralink malfunction —Neuralink brain implant threads retract in first human patient CBS News
S4~May 2024unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer injury AustriaRobotic Lawnmower Severely Injures 11-Month-Old Child in Austria Google News aggregation
S426 Apr 2024Tesla regulatory —NHTSA investigation finds Autopilot contributed to 467 crashes including 13 fatal · 956 crashes reviewed; 467 attributed; 13 fatal NHTSA
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Maltby, WA, USATesla in Full Self-Driving mode killed Seattle-area motorcyclist Reuters
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Snohomish County, WA, USAFatal FSD crash kills motorcyclist, Snohomish County WA · 1 fatality Wikipedia
S315 Apr 2024Stryker Mako recall —Class II recall of Mako 3.0/3.1 software over error #3 causing loss of robotic function mid-surgery · Mako 3.0 and 3.1 software, field correction to installed base MassDevice
S414 Apr 2024Uraltransmash crash Saint Petersburg, RussiaAI-Powered 'Smart Tram' Brake Failure Injures Pedestrians in Saint Petersburg The Sun
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
S5~Apr 2024Katcon fatality Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, MexicoWorker killed by industrial robot at Santa Catarina plant · 1 worker killed MILENIO / N+ / Proceso
S309 Mar 2024Noah Medical recall —FDA Class II recall: Galaxy System REF GAL-001 (specifically GAL-019, Wired Controller) · Galaxy System REF GAL-001 (specifically GAL-019, Wired Contr openFDA enforcement
S503 Mar 2024Ford fatality Philadelphia, PA, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in Philadelphia · 2 fatalities NTSB
S401 Mar 2024Maxar Space mission-loss —NASA cancels $2B OSAM-1 robotic satellite-servicing mission over Maxar performance · 1 program, ~$2B mission cancelled CNBC
S4~Mar 2024Anker Innovations fire Fenton, MO, USAeufy robotic vacuum catches fire/explodes at Missouri home KSDK
S524 Feb 2024Ford fatality San Antonio, TX, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupant NTSB
S422 Feb 2024Intuitive Machines mission-loss lunar south pole, MoonIM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown · 1 lander Space.com
S416 Feb 2024CPKC crash Near Greely, BC, CanadaCPKC train-on-train collision near Greely, BC after crew missed restricting signal · 2 trains involved; 4 locomotives + 4 cars derailed Railway Age
S314 Feb 2024Globus Medical recall —FDA Class II recall: ExcelsiusGPS Cannula A, 9mm x 250mm, Cannula used with ball tip probes · ExcelsiusGPS Cannula A, 9mm x 250mm, Cannula used with ball openFDA enforcement
S3~Feb 2024Waymo recall —Waymo recalls 444 vehicles over towed-vehicle detection issue · 444 vehicles NBC News
S5~Feb 2024Robot Palletizer (Dallas) fatality Carthage, MO, USAMachine operator crushed to death by palletizer at Schreiber Foods, Carthage MO · 1 fatality, 1 palletizer OSHA
S5~Feb 2024Ford fatality TX, USAFatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system The Guardian
S430 Jan 2024iRobot fire Miami Gardens, FL, USARoomba lithium battery fire injures man in Miami Gardens house fire · 1 unit / 1 injury Local10
S425 Jan 2024Cruise regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S409 Jan 2024Astrobotic mission-loss —Peregrine lunar lander propellant leak forces abandonment of Moon landing · 1 lander, total mission loss Spaceflight Now

Companies involved

Tesla 7Cruise 5Ford 3Noah Medical 2H3 Dynamics 2Globus Medical 2Waymo 2Rise Above Drone Show 1Volocopter 1General Atomics / U.S. Air Force 1Amazon 1AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) 1Sky Elements Drone Show 1Geek+ 1Quantum Surgical 1Auris Health (J&J MedTech) 1Dearborn Mid-West 1Baidu 1Unattributed (South Korea) 1Neuralink 1unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer 1Stryker Mako 1Uraltransmash 1UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies 1Katcon 1Maxar Space 1Anker Innovations 1Intuitive Machines 1CPKC 1Robot Palletizer (Dallas) 1iRobot 1Astrobotic 1

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