Peterbilt 579 Incident
InjuryADSReport ID: 30530-8577 · AUG-2024 at 09:10
Crash Details
Speed
⚡ 65 mph
Weather
🌤️ Cloudy
Roadway Type
🛣️ Highway / Freeway
Crash Type
💥 Other, see Narrative
Pre-crash Movement
Lane / Road Departure
Vehicle Information
MakePeterbilt
Model579
Year2024
ManufacturerAurora Operations, Inc.
System EngagedADS
Driver TypeIn-Vehicle (Commercial / Test)
VIN (partial)1XPBD49X9RD
📍 Location
Centerville, TX
Operating Entity: Aurora Operations, Inc.
Evidence & Data
🎥Video Available✓
👮Police Report✗
📊EDR Data✓
🎈Airbag Deployed✗
🚛Vehicle Towed✗
Narrative
On August [XXX], at approximately 9:10 am CDT, an Aurora truck was traveling southbound in autonomy on [XXX] near Centerville, TX, when a passing vehicle kicked up a tire shred that hit the Aurora truck. Aurora vehicle operators were not injured. The Aurora Driver began a maneuver to avoid the tire shred that was suddenly in its lane when the vehicle operators elected to disengage autonomy just after impact and pulled over to inspect the truck. They observed minor damage to the rubber fairing on the front of the vehicle. The vehicle operators re-attached the fairing and continued on their mission.
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