California (CA) — Autonomous Vehicle Incidents
Total Incidents
2,838
ADS
1,642
ADAS
1,196
Fatalities
24
Injuries
1,753
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Key Findings
- •California accounts for 44.0% of all reported AV incidents nationwide
- •58% ADS / 42% ADAS incident split
- •Most common crash scenario: Passenger Car in Clear conditions
- •Average pre-crash speed: 32 mph (vs 36 mph overall)
Severity Breakdown
24
Fatal
1753
Injury
1061
No Injury
Manufacturers Active in California
| Manufacturer | Incidents in CA | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Waymo LLC | 1,182 | 41.6% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1,107 | 39.0% |
| General Motors, LLC | 127 | 4.5% |
| Cruise LLC | 119 | 4.2% |
| Transdev Alternative Services | 98 | 3.5% |
| Zoox, Inc. | 76 | 2.7% |
| Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) | 16 | 0.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | 11 | 0.4% |
Monthly Incident Trend
Top Manufacturers
Cities
| City | Incidents | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1,193 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 404 | — |
| San Jose | 45 | — |
| San Diego | 36 | 1 |
| Mountain View | 35 | — |
| Santa Monica | 34 | — |
| Fremont | 32 | — |
| Palo Alto | 20 | — |
| Long Beach | 20 | — |
| Irvine | 19 | — |
| Culver City | 18 | — |
| San Mateo | 17 | — |
| Inglewood | 16 | — |
| Unknown | 15 | 1 |
| Sacramento | 15 | — |
| Santa Clara | 14 | — |
| Corona | 14 | 1 |
| Sunol | 13 | — |
| Escondido | 13 | — |
| Anaheim | 13 | — |
| Riverside | 12 | 1 |
| Beverly Hills | 11 | — |
| West Hollywood | 11 | — |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | — |
| Venice | 10 | — |
| South San Francisco | 10 | — |
| Redwood City | 10 | — |
| San Bernardino | 10 | — |
| Oakland | 10 | 1 |
| Stockton | 10 | — |
| Daly City | 9 | — |
| Carlsbad | 8 | — |
| Orange | 8 | — |
| Tracy | 8 | 2 |
| Milpitas | 7 | — |
| Fairfield | 7 | — |
| Pasadena | 7 | — |
| Livermore | 7 | — |
| Diamond Bar | 7 | — |
| Woodside | 7 | — |
| Carson | 6 | — |
| Glendale | 6 | — |
| Mission Viejo | 6 | 1 |
| Ventura | 6 | 1 |
| Pomona | 6 | — |
| Chino | 6 | — |
| Alhambra | 6 | — |
| Santa Ana | 6 | — |
| Castro Valley | 6 | 1 |
| Fresno | 6 | — |