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SGO 30291-14538: crash with Motorcycle in Santa Clara, CA

S2 · 04/2026
11:50 · Nuro · Santa Clara, CA, USA

Record

CompanyNuro
Categoryav trucking
Typecrash
Date04/2026
Time of day11:50
LocationSanta Clara, CA, USA
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scalereport 30291-14538 v1
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceNHTSA SGO

What happened

On April [XXX], 2026, Nuro was operating a Prius test vehicle in auto mode on [XXX], a street in Santa Clara, CA with a single travel lane in the direction of travel, when a motorcycle attempted to overtake the Nuro vehicle from behind. In so doing, the motorcyclist clipped the s…

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