| S3 | 23 Dec 2025 | Zoox |
recall |
USA | Zoox recalls robotaxis for veering into oncoming traffic · 332 vehicles recalled |
Reuters |
| S4 | 22 Dec 2025 | JAXA |
mission-loss |
Japan | Japanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite |
Space.com / Asahi |
| S3 | 22 Dec 2025 | DJI |
regulatory |
— | FCC adds DJI to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) |
DroneDJ |
| S3 | 16 Dec 2025 | Tesla |
crash |
Austin, TX, USA | Report: Tesla robotaxis crashing over 12x more frequently than human drivers |
Common Dreams |
| S5 | 11 Dec 2025 | Terra Drone |
regulatory |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Terra Drone CEO Arrested, Named Suspect in Jakarta Office Fire That Killed 22 · 22 fatalities |
Jakarta Globe |
| S5 | 09 Dec 2025 | Terra Drone |
fire |
Jakarta office, Indonesia | Suspected Battery Fire at Terra Drone Indonesia Kills 22 · 22 fatalities |
sUAS News |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu |
injury |
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China | Hellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China |
Yicai Global |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Hellobike (Hello Inc.) |
crash |
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China | Hellobike Robotaxi Strikes Two Pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China; Service Suspended · 1 vehicle, 2 victims |
CnEVPost |
| S3 | 06 Dec 2025 | Hello Inc. (Hellobike) |
injury |
Zhuzhou, China | Hellobike robotaxi injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou |
Yicai Global |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Baidu Apollo Go |
crash |
China | Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, both in intensive care · 1 robotaxi, 2 injured |
CarNewsChina.com |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Baidu |
injury |
China | Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxi Strikes Pedestrians, One Trapped Beneath Vehicle |
Interesting Engineering |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Baidu |
injury |
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China | City of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians |
CarNewsChina |
| S4 | 06 Dec 2025 | Baidu |
crash |
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China | Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi (operated by Hello) hits two pedestrians, traps one under car in Zhuzhou |
Interesting Engineering |
| S3 | ~Dec 2025 | Waymo |
regulatory |
TX, USA | Waymo Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe |
Reuters |
| S3 | ~Dec 2025 | Autel Robotics |
regulatory |
— | FCC adds Autel to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) |
DroneDJ |
| S3 | 23 Nov 2025 | Eos Energy Enterprises |
fire |
Turtle Creek, PA, USA | Fire at Eos Energy's Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility · 1 manufacturing facility, large emergency response |
WPXI |
| S3 | 08 Nov 2025 | Waymo |
recall |
— | Waymo recalls 3,067 vehicles for illegally passing stopped school buses · 3,067 vehicles |
CBS News |
| S3 | ~Nov 2025 | Tesla Energy |
recall |
USA | Tesla recalls Powerwall 2 AC battery systems over fire/burn risk · ~10,500 units |
U.S. Consumer Product Sa |
| S3 | ~Nov 2025 | HART (Honolulu) |
malfunction |
Honolulu, HI, USA | Recurring platform screen-door malfunctions trigger repeated Skyline station outages · systemwide, 100+ station outages over 6 months, ~27 min each |
Honolulu Civil Beat |
| S4 | ~Nov 2025 | General Atomics / U.S. Air Force |
crash |
Yellow Sea, Off South Korea | U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Off South Korea · 1 aircraft lost |
CNN / The New York Times |
| S3 | ~Nov 2025 | Amazon |
malfunction |
Waco, TX, USA | Amazon Prime Air drone severs cable in Waco, Texas, prompting FAA probe |
CNBC |
| S5 | 25 Oct 2025 | Grifols (Kiro) |
fatality |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Plasma-collection machine issued alerts before Winnipeg donor's fatal cardiac arrest |
Winnipeg Free Press |
| S3 | 24 Oct 2025 | Tesla |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA probes Tesla 'Mad Max' FSD mode over reckless driving behavior |
Reuters |
| S3 | 23 Oct 2025 | AIR |
crash |
FL, USA | AIR ONE eVTOL prototype crashes during Florida test flight · 1 prototype aircraft |
Aerospace America |
| S4 | 22 Oct 2025 | Serve Robotics |
injury |
NJ, USA | New Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury |
News12 New Jersey / News |
| S3 | 17 Oct 2025 | Waymo |
regulatory |
USA | NHTSA investigates Waymo robotaxis for failing to stop for school buses |
Reuters |
| S5 | 13 Oct 2025 | Xiaomi |
fatality |
Chengdu, China | Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Crash in Chengdu Linked to Automated Driving and Door Lock Failure · 1 vehicle, 1 fatality |
Bloomberg |
| S5 | 13 Oct 2025 | Xiaomi |
fire |
Chengdu, China | Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire after crash in Chengdu raises questions over self-driving feature |
South China Morning Post |
| S5 | 06 Oct 2025 | Tesla |
fatality |
Seminole County, FL, USA | Tesla driver killed after Autopilot/FSD stopped car in live highway lane, rear-ended by semi |
futurism.com |
| S3 | ~Oct 2025 | STARK Defence |
malfunction |
— | Stark Defence's Virtus loitering munition fails all four strikes in military trials · 4 of 4 trial strikes failed |
DroneXL |
| S3 | 23 Sep 2025 | Tesla Energy |
fire |
Boulder City, NV, USA | Tesla Megapack battery fire burns for hours at Boulder City solar facility |
KTNV |
| S5 | 17 Sep 2025 | Palermo's Pizza |
fatality |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | Worker killed by robotic machine at Milwaukee pizza plant · 1 fatality |
WISN / Fox News |
| S4 | 16 Sep 2025 | XPeng AeroHT |
crash |
China | Two eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft |
Electrek |
| S5 | 14 Sep 2025 | Waymo |
fatality |
USA | Waymo robotaxi involved in motorcyclist fatality, reportedly not at fault |
Forbes |
| S3 | 12 Sep 2025 | Rivian |
recall |
USA | Rivian recalls 24,000 EVs over software glitch that can increase crash risk |
New York Post |
| S3 | 12 Sep 2025 | Noah Medical |
recall |
— | FDA Class II recall: Brand Name: Galaxy System · Brand Name: Galaxy System |
openFDA enforcement |
| S4 | 31 Aug 2025 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems |
crash |
— | MQ-9 Reaper lost in Middle East due to chafed wire · 1 aircraft |
Air & Space Forces Magaz |
| S4 | 18 Aug 2025 | Tesla |
crash |
Houston, TX, USA | Tesla Cybertruck on Full Self-Driving attempts to drive off Houston overpass |
Jalopnik |
| S4 | 02 Aug 2025 | Kent Police |
injury |
Kent, England, UK | Child Injured in Kent Police Drone Crash · 1 child injured |
BBC |
| S3 | 02 Aug 2025 | DJI |
injury |
London, England, UK | Kent Police DJI Matrice 30T crashes into child, severe hand injury · 1 unit |
DroneXL |
| S4 | 01 Aug 2025 | Tesla |
regulatory |
Key Largo, FL, USA | Federal jury finds Tesla 33% liable in fatal 2019 Key Largo Autopilot crash · 1 fatality; jury verdict against Tesla |
Wikipedia |
| S5 | 27 Jul 2025 | LG Energy Solution |
fatality |
Holland, MI, USA | Worker killed in accident at LG Energy Solution plant in Holland, Michigan |
MLive |
| S3 | 23 Jun 2025 | U.S. Navy |
malfunction |
Ventura, CA, USA | Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat · 1 unmanned surface vessel, 1 support boat capsized |
DefenseScoop |
| S3 | 23 Jun 2025 | Maritime Applied Physics Corporation |
malfunction |
— | Navy experiment cut short after unmanned vessel flipped a support boat |
DefenseScoop |
| S4 | 05 Jun 2025 | ispace |
mission-loss |
Mare Frigoris, Moon | HAKUTO-R Mission 2 (Resilience) lander crashes on second lunar landing attempt · 1 lander, total loss |
NASA |
| S4 | ~Jun 2025 | Turkish Aerospace Industries |
crash |
Konya, Turkey | TAI Anka-3 UCAV prototype lost in hard-landing crash near Konya |
Aviation Week / Militarn |
| S3 | 23 May 2025 | Quantum Surgical |
recall |
— | FDA Class II recall: EPIONE Model 30-0001 · EPIONE Model 30-0001 |
openFDA enforcement |
| S4 | 11 May 2025 | SEPTA |
crash |
Norristown, PA, USA | Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design · 1 train, 12 injured (2 serious) |
NBC10 Philadelphia |
| S3 | ~May 2025 | Zoox |
recall |
Las Vegas, NV, USA | Zoox issues software recall after Las Vegas robotaxi crash |
NBC News |
| S3 | ~May 2025 | Waymo |
recall |
— | Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over collisions with gates and chains · 1,212 vehicles |
InsideEVs |
| S3 | 26 Apr 2025 | Lift Aircraft |
malfunction |
Osaka, Japan | Hexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted |
Aviation International N |
| S3 | 23 Apr 2025 | Virtual Incision |
recall |
— | FDA Class II recall: MIRA SURGICAL SYSTEM, Table mounted miniaturized electromechanical sur · MIRA SURGICAL SYSTEM, Table mounted miniaturized electromech |
openFDA enforcement |
| S5 | 10 Apr 2025 | MBTA |
regulatory |
Boston, MA, USA | MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny |
Boston Herald / WBUR |
| S3 | 08 Apr 2025 | Zoox |
recall |
— | Zoox recalls approximately 270 vehicles after intersection collision · approx. 270 vehicles |
Zoox safety recall repor |
| S3 | 03 Apr 2025 | Wandercraft |
recall |
— | FDA Class II recall: Atalante X, Powered Exoskeleton. · Atalante X, Powered Exoskeleton. |
openFDA enforcement |
| S5 | ~Apr 2025 | Stellantis |
fatality |
Detroit, MI, USA | Stellantis mechanic killed after bypass key defeated robot safety system |
Yahoo/OSHA reporting |
| S3 | ~Apr 2025 | Aurora |
crash |
TX, USA | Brake issue caused driverless semi to roll, crash into food truck |
KLTV.com |
| S5 | 29 Mar 2025 | Xiaomi |
fatality |
China | Fiery Xiaomi SU7 crash kills three |
TechNode |
| S5 | 29 Mar 2025 | Xiaomi |
fatality |
Anhui Province, China | Xiaomi SU7 on NOA (automated driving) collides with highway barrier, kills three · 3 fatalities |
CarNewsChina |
| S3 | 26 Mar 2025 | Trimble |
recall |
— | FDA Class II recall: The Trimble RTS873 robotic total station is a solution designed for co · The Trimble RTS873 robotic total station is a solution desig |
openFDA enforcement |
| S3 | 17 Mar 2025 | Mineral Resources |
crash |
Western Australia | Mineral Resources road-train truck crashes on Onslow autonomous haul road |
The West Australian |
| S4 | 06 Mar 2025 | Intuitive Machines |
mission-loss |
Mons Mouton, Moon | IM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early · 1 lander, total mission loss |
SpaceNews |
| S5 | ~Mar 2025 | Calyxo |
malfunction |
USA | Calyxo discloses patient death linked to aspiration system used in robotic-assisted procedure |
MassDevice |
| S3 | 26 Feb 2025 | Intuitive Surgical |
recall |
— | Class II recall of da Vinci 5 foot pedal over spring failure · da Vinci 5 systems, foot pedal component |
MassDevice |
| S4 | 16 Feb 2025 | Waymo |
injury |
San Francisco, CA, USA | Waymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims |
The Press Democrat |
| S5 | 20 Jan 2025 | Waymo |
crash |
San Francisco, CA, USA | While Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car |
NBC Bay Area |
| S4 | 16 Jan 2025 | LG Energy Solution |
fire |
Moss Landing, CA, USA | Moss Landing 300MW BESS fire (Vistra) destroys facility using LG Energy Solution cells · 300MW / tens of thousands of battery cells, 1 facility destroyed |
Utility Dive |
| S5 | ~Jan 2025 | Unattributed (South Korea) |
fatality |
Jinju, South Korea | Worker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory |
중앙일보 |
| S4 | ~Jan 2025 | Baykar |
crash |
Libya | Bayraktar Akıncı drone crashes in Libya |
Military Africa |
| S3 | ~2025 | Intuitive Surgical |
malfunction |
— | 2015-2025 MAUDE study finds continued adverse event rate in da Vinci procedures · 420.1 reports per 100,000 procedures; 3.1 deaths per 100,000 procedures, aggregate MAUDE data, most recent decade |
Journal of Robotic Surge |