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46 documented fatality incidents across 27 companies.

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Sev	Date	Company	Type	Location	Incident	Source
S5	08/2026 23:30	Waymo	fatality	Dallas, TX, USA	Pedestrian killed after being thrown into path of Waymo vehicle in Dallas	Dallas News
S5	06/20 2026	Tesla	fatality	Katy, TX, USA	Tesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman inside; Autopilot engagement disputed	Fortune
S5	05/08 2026 · 15:20	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Haman, Gyeongnam, South Korea	Worker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory	세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S5	04/08 2026 · 15:20	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Haman, Gyeongnam, South Korea	Worker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory	에너지안전신문
S5	10/25 2025	Grifols	fatality	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Plasma-collection machine issued alerts before Winnipeg donor's fatal cardiac arrest	Winnipeg Free Press
S5	10/13 2025 · 03:16	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	10/06 2025 · 21:25 local	Tesla	fatality	Seminole County, FL, USA	Tesla driver killed after Autopilot/FSD stopped car in live highway lane, rear-ended by semi	futurism.com
S5	09/17 2025	Palermo's Pizza	fatality	Milwaukee, WI, USA	Worker killed by robotic machine at Milwaukee pizza plant · 1 fatality	WISN / Fox News
S5	09/14 2025 · 01:20	Waymo	fatality	USA	Waymo robotaxi involved in motorcyclist fatality, reportedly not at fault	Forbes
S5	07/27 2025 · 17:00	LG Energy Solution	fatality	Holland, MI, USA	Worker killed in accident at LG Energy Solution plant in Holland, Michigan	MLive
S5	04/2025	Stellantis	fatality	Detroit, MI, USA	Stellantis mechanic killed after bypass key defeated robot safety system	Yahoo/OSHA reporting
S5	03/29 2025	Xiaomi	fatality	China	Fiery Xiaomi SU7 crash kills three	TechNode
S5	03/29 2025	Xiaomi	fatality	Anhui Province, China	Xiaomi SU7 on NOA (automated driving) collides with highway barrier, kills three · 3 fatalities	CarNewsChina
S5	01/2025	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Jinju, South Korea	Worker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory	중앙일보
S5	10/18 2024	Tesla	fatality	USA	US probes Tesla Full Self-Driving system after pedestrian killed	NPR
S5	08/2024	Dearborn Mid-West	fatality	—	Jeep plant worker crushed to death by conveyor system lacking pinch-point guarding · 1 worker	Detroit News
S5	05/22 2024	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South …	Foreign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory	세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S5	04/19 2024	Tesla	fatality	Maltby, WA, USA	Tesla in Full Self-Driving mode killed Seattle-area motorcyclist	Reuters
S5	04/19 2024 · 15:54 PT	Tesla	fatality	Snohomish County, WA, USA	Fatal FSD crash kills motorcyclist, Snohomish County WA · 1 fatality	Wikipedia
S5	04/2024	Katcon	fatality	Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico	Worker killed by industrial robot at Santa Catarina plant · 1 worker killed	MILENIO / N+ / Proceso
S5	03/03 2024	Ford	fatality	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in Philadelphia · 2 fatalities	NTSB
S5	02/24 2024 · 21:48	Ford	fatality	San Antonio, TX, USA	Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupant	NTSB
S5	02/2024 15:44 CT	Robot Palletizer (Dallas)	fatality	Carthage, MO, USA	Machine operator crushed to death by palletizer at Schreiber Foods, Carthage MO · 1 fatality, 1 palletizer	OSHA
S5	02/2024	Ford	fatality	TX, USA	Fatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system	The Guardian
S5	11/2023	Tesla	fatality	AZ, USA	Tesla on Full Self-Driving kills pedestrian on Arizona interstate	Carscoops
S5	02/18 2023	Tesla	fatality	CA, USA	California family blames Musk for son's death in Tesla Autopilot crash	The Independent
S5	05/16 2022	Tesla	fatality	CO, USA	Tesla Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man	The Denver Post
S5	04/10 2022 · 00:30 ET	MBTA	fatality	Boston, MA, USA	Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality	WCVB
S5	12/2021 11:20 ET	Nordco (Wabtec)	fatality	Norfolk Southern rail line near Re…	Roadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm · 1 fatality, 1 machine	NTSB
S5	03/2020	Progress Rail (Caterpillar)	fatality	McCook, IL, USA	Contractor killed by machine part at Progress Rail's McCook, IL plant · 1 fatality	Patch
S5	04/25 2019	Tesla	fatality	FL, USA	Fatal Autopilot crash (2019 Key Largo crash) - Tesla later hit with $243M jury verdict	NBC News
S5	03/23 2018 · ~09:27	Tesla	fatality	Mountain View, CA, USA	Autopilot fatality of Apple engineer Walter Huang, Mountain View, California · 1 fatality	NTSB
S5	12/18 2017 · 07:34 PT	Amtrak	fatality	DuPont, WA, USA	Cascades train 501 DuPont, WA derailment - Positive Train Control not yet activated · 1 train (multiple cars) / 3 fatalities…	NWPB
S5	12/2016	Schiebel	fatality	South Korea	Schiebel S-100 crash kills engineer in South Korea · 1 fatality	suasnews.com
S5	08/09 2016	Dematic	fatality	Brampton, ON, Canada	Worker killed pinned by mobile work platform during Dematic conveyor installation · 1 fatality, 1 site	Manufacturing AUTOMATION
S5	05/07 2016	Tesla	fatality	Williston, FL, USA	First US Autopilot fatality: Joshua Brown, Williston, Florida · 1 fatality	NTSB
S5	07/07 2015 · ~14:20	Nachi-Fujikoshi	fatality	—	Wanda Holbrook killed by robot at Ventra Ionia Mainstamping plant · 1 fatality	Manufacturing.net
S5	07/07 2015 · 14:20	FANUC	fatality	Ionia, MI, USA	Maintenance technician crushed to death by robot at Ventra Ionia auto-parts plant · 1 fatality	Manufacturing.net
S5	12/01 2013 · 07:19 ET	Metro-North	fatality	Bronx, NY, USA	Spuyten Duyvil derailment - no PTC/alerter to catch engineer error · 1 train / 4 fatalities, ~70 injured	The New York Times
S5	10/19 2013 · 13:44	BART	fatality	Near Walnut Creek, CA, USA	Train in automatic mode kills two track workers near Walnut Creek · 1 train / 2 fatalities	NTSB
S5	06/22 2009 · 16:58	WMATA	fatality	Washington, DC, USA	Fort Totten Red Line collision (ATC track circuit failure) · 2 trains / 1 fatal collision	NTSB
S5	06/22 2009 · 16:58	Alstom Signaling Inc.	fatality	Washington, DC, USA	Fort Totten crash traced to failed GRS/Alstom Signaling track circuit module · 1 failed track circuit module / system…	NTSB
S5	07/04 1981	Kawasaki Robotics	fatality	Kawasaki Heavy Industries plant, A…	Kenji Urada killed by Kawasaki-built robot at Akashi plant (landmark robot fatality) · 1 fatality	Wikipedia
S5		Crown Equipment	fatality	—	Brown v. Crown Equipment Corp. - fatal forklift accident lawsuit · single unit	ForensisGroup
S4		Neuralink	fatality	—	Federal inquiry into Neuralink over animal deaths in implant testing	The Guardian
S3	08/2026 ~23:30 CT	Waymo	fatality	Dallas, TX, USA	Pedestrian killed by SUV thrown into stationary Waymo in Dallas · 1 fatality (secondary contact)	FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

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