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Waymo AI failures
Every documented AI failure involving Waymo on the AI Failure Index, classified by the mechanism that broke.
- Failures
- 3
- Highest severity
- High
- Span
- 2023 to 2026
- Failure modes
- 2
Waymo robotaxi blocks ambulance during Austin mass shooting response
A Waymo autonomous vehicle obstructed an emergency response corridor in Austin during a mass shooting. The incident led to demands for a meeting between Waymo and Austin city officials to discuss emergency coordination.
- Confidence
- Medium (multi-source)
Waymo autonomous vehicle kills bodega cat in San Francisco
A Waymo robotaxi killed a popular bodega cat named KitKat in San Francisco's Mission District on October 27, 2025. While Waymo claimed the cat darted under the vehicle, video evidence showed the cat had been underneath for some time before the vehicle drove off.
- Confidence
- Medium (multi-source)
Waymo Recalls Software After Two Robotaxis Hit Same Tow Truck
Two Waymo autonomous vehicles collided with the same tow truck and its payload in Phoenix, Arizona, within minutes of each other. The incidents were caused by a software misinterpretation of the vehicle's orientation and movement.
- Confidence
- Medium (multi-source)
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