Waymo
OrganizationEntity Summary
- Entity ID
- ENT-WAYMO
- Type
- Organization
- Roles
- Developer Deployer
- Sectors
- —
- Incidents
- 3
- First Incident
- 2024-12-27
- Last Incident
- 2026-01-23
Incident Activity
Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (3)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-26-0044 | Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica — NHTSA Investigation Opened | critical | 2026-01-23 |
| INC-25-0013 | Waymo Autonomous Vehicles Violate School Bus Stop Laws in Austin | critical | 2025-08 |
| INC-24-0027 | Waymo Robotaxi Collides with Serve Delivery Robot in Los Angeles | medium | 2024-12-27 |
Context & Analysis
Waymo appears in 3 documented incidents spanning December 2024 to January 2026. 67% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Human-AI Control (2 incidents). The most common pattern is Unsafe Human-in-the-Loop Failures, appearing in 3 incidents.
Threat Domains
Top Threat Patterns
Severity Distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
What AI incidents involve Waymo, and what role did it play?
Waymo appeared as developer in 2 incidents; deployer in 3 incidents. Key incidents include: INC-26-0044 Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica — NHTSA Investigation Opened (critical severity, 2026-01-23) ; INC-25-0013 Waymo Autonomous Vehicles Violate School Bus Stop Laws in Austin (critical severity, 2025-08) ; INC-24-0027 Waymo Robotaxi Collides with Serve Delivery Robot in Los Angeles (medium severity, 2024-12-27) .
Which AI threat patterns involve Waymo?
Waymo's incidents involve Unsafe Human-in-the-Loop Failures , Goal Drift , Multi-Agent Coordination Failures . These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.
Use in Retrieval
Waymo (ENT-WAYMO) is documented at /entities/waymo/ as
an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.
Incidents span 2 domains: Human-AI Control, Agentic Systems.
When citing, reference the canonical URL and specific incident IDs (e.g., INC-26-0044) for traceability.