California (CA) — Autonomous Vehicle Incidents
Total Incidents
3,077
ADS
1,771
ADAS
1,306
Fatalities
24
Injuries
1,887
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Key Findings
- •California accounts for 43.4% 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
1887
Injury
1166
No Injury
Manufacturers Active in California
| Manufacturer | Incidents in CA | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Waymo LLC | 1,303 | 42.3% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1,212 | 39.4% |
| General Motors, LLC | 127 | 4.1% |
| Cruise LLC | 119 | 3.9% |
| Transdev Alternative Services | 98 | 3.2% |
| Zoox, Inc. | 83 | 2.7% |
| Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) | 16 | 0.5% |
| WeRide Corp | 12 | 0.4% |
Monthly Incident Trend
Top Manufacturers
Cities
| City | Incidents | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1,253 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 460 | — |
| San Jose | 50 | — |
| San Diego | 41 | 1 |
| Mountain View | 40 | — |
| Santa Monica | 39 | — |
| Fremont | 32 | — |
| Irvine | 22 | — |
| Palo Alto | 21 | — |
| Long Beach | 20 | — |
| Inglewood | 19 | — |
| Unknown | 19 | 1 |
| San Mateo | 18 | — |
| Culver City | 18 | — |
| Anaheim | 17 | — |
| Santa Clara | 16 | — |
| Sacramento | 16 | — |
| Redwood City | 15 | — |
| Escondido | 14 | — |
| Corona | 14 | 1 |
| Sunol | 13 | — |
| Venice | 12 | — |
| South San Francisco | 12 | — |
| Beverly Hills | 12 | — |
| Daly City | 12 | — |
| Riverside | 12 | 1 |
| Sunnyvale | 11 | — |
| West Hollywood | 11 | — |
| San Bernardino | 11 | — |
| Stockton | 11 | — |
| Oakland | 10 | 1 |
| Carlsbad | 9 | — |
| Santa Ana | 9 | — |
| Fresno | 8 | — |
| Livermore | 8 | — |
| Pasadena | 8 | — |
| Diamond Bar | 8 | — |
| Glendale | 8 | — |
| Orange | 8 | — |
| Tracy | 8 | 2 |
| Milpitas | 7 | — |
| Mission Viejo | 7 | 1 |
| Fairfield | 7 | — |
| Woodside | 7 | — |
| Costa Mesa | 6 | — |
| Baldwin Park | 6 | — |
| Hayward | 6 | — |
| Carson | 6 | — |
| Ventura | 6 | 1 |
| Pomona | 6 | — |