ZEEKR RT Incident

On April [XXX], 2026 at 9:44 PM PT a Waymo Autonomous Vehicle ("Waymo AV") operating in Los Angeles, California was in a collision involving a passenger car on [XXX] near [XXX]. The Waymo AV was traveling southeastbound on a narrow portion of [XXX], with vehicles parked at the curb in both directions, in autonomous mode. The Waymo AV transitioned to manual mode and the test driver continued proceeding forward on a curve of [XXX] where the roadway continued to the left, and the front right side of the Waymo AV made contact with the rear left side of a passenger car parked facing southeast at the curb. As a result of this collision, the passenger car was pushed forward, and the front of the passenger car made contact with the rear of a second passenger car parked directly in front of the first passenger car. At the time of the impact, the Waymo AV's Level 4 ADS was not engaged and a test driver was operating the Waymo AV in manual mode. All three vehicles sustained damage. Waymo is reporting this crash under Request No. 1 of Standing General Order 2021-01 because a vehicle involved was towed away. Waymo may supplement or correct its reporting with additional information as it may become available.